The concrete dragon : China's urban revolution and what it means for the world / Thomas J. Campanella.
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TextPublication details: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781568986272 (alk. paper)
- 1568986270 (alk. paper)
- 307.760951 22 CAM
- HT384.C6 C36 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-325) and index.
Introduction: The urbanism of ambition -- Thunder from the south -- Reclaiming Shanghai -- The politics of the past -- Capital improvements -- City of chai -- The country and the city -- Suburbanization and the mechanics of sprawl -- Driving the capitalist road -- Theme parks and the landscape of consumption -- Epilogue: China reinvents the city.
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