Understanding the Chinese City

By Li Shiqiao

Book Overview

This book teaches us to read the contemporary Chinese city. Li Shiqiao deftly crafts a new theory of the Chinese city and the dynamics of urbanization. He traces a thread between ancient Chinese city formations and current urban organizations, revealing hidden continuities that show how instrumental the past has been in forming the present.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1446208834
• ISBN13: 9781446208830
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"