Between Heaven and Modernity: Reconstructing Suzhou, 1895-1937

By Peter J. Carroll

This book examines the contest between local people, state officials, and foreigners to lay claim to urban streets, state institutions, historic monuments, and temples in Suzhou, one of China's most ancient and culturally rich metropolises, as it was transformed into a modern city.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804753598
• ISBN13: 9780804753593
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"