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-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, [2013]
Series:State and society in East Asia.
Subjects:
City planning > China > Shanghai > History.
City planning > Political aspects > China > Shanghai > History.
City planning > Social aspects > China > Shanghai > History.
Wrecking > Social aspects > China > Shanghai > History.
Protest movements > China > Shanghai > History.
Social change > China > Shanghai > History.
City and town life > China > Shanghai > History.
Shanghai (China) > Biography.
Shanghai (China) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Shanghai (China) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • The Woman of a Thousand-and-one Petition
  • Nightmares : Old and New
  • Waving the Red Flag
  • Barrack-room Lawyer
  • Mr. Lincoln's Lane.

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