| Description |
xx, 218 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
China today
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China today series (Cambridge, England)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index. |
| Contents |
China Urbanized -- Governance -- Landscape -- Migration -- Inequality -- Cultural Economy. |
| Summary |
"Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. This concise and engaging book examines the past trajectories, present conditions, and future prospects of Chinese urbanization, by investigating five key themes - governance, migration, landscape, inequality, and cultural economy. Based on a comprehensive evaluation of the literature and original research materials, Ren offers a critical account of the Chinese urban condition after the first decade of the twenty-first century. She argues that the urban-rural dichotomy that was artificially constructed under socialism is no longer a meaningful lens for analyses and that Chinese cities have become strategic sites for reassembling citizenship rights for both urban residents and rural migrants. The book is essential reading for students and scholars of urban and development studies with a focus on China, and all interested in understanding the relationship between state, capitalism, and urbanization in the global context." -- Publisher's description. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Paul and Mary Haas. |
| Subject |
Urbanization -- China.
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Urbanization. |
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China. |
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Urbanization -- China -- History -- 21st century.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
City planning -- China.
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City planning. |
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Urban policy -- China.
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Urban policy. |
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Cities and towns -- China -- Growth.
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Cities and towns. |
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Growth. |
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Rural-urban relations -- China.
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Rural-urban relations. |
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Cities and towns -- Growth. |
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Stadt. |
| Chronological Term |
2000 - 2099 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
9780745653587 |
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0745653588 |
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9780745653594 (paperback) |
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0745653596 |
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