Shanghai gone [ domicide and defiance in a Chinese megacity

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shao, Qin , 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , c2013
Series:State and society in East Asia
Subjects:
City and town life > China > Shanghai > History
City planning > Political aspects > China > Shanghai > History
City planning > Social aspects > China > Shanghai > History
City planning > China > Shanghai > History
Protest movements > China > Shanghai > History
Social change > China > Shanghai > History
Wrecking > Social aspects > China > Shanghai > History
Shanghai (China) > Biography
Shanghai (China) > Social conditions > 20th century
Shanghai (China) > Social conditions > 21st century
Online Access:http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/iviewer/ROWMANB0004391/userkey/pc/1/0/read.html
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The woman of a thousand-and-one petition
  • 2. Nightmares : old and new
  • 3. Waving the red flag
  • 4. Barrack-room lawyer
  • 5. Mr. Lincoln's lane

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