Shanghai gone [ domicide and defiance in a Chinese megacity

"Shanghai has been demolished and rebuilt into a gleaming megacity in recent decades, now ranking with New York and London as a hub of global finance. But that transformation has come at a grave human cost. This compelling book is the first to apply the concept of domicide--the eradication of a...

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Main Author: Shao, Qin , 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , c2013
Series:State and society in East Asia
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Online Access:http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/iviewer/ROWMANB0004391/userkey/pc/1/0/read.html

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