Beyond the neon lights : everyday Shanghai in the early twentieth century /
"Today, in the post-Mao, post-Deng era, China faces a vigorous resurgence of paradoxes similar to those that surfaced at the end of the imperial era. At the same time, the pragmatism of the Chinese people endures, suggesting that the lessons of the past have broad implications for urban China a...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1999.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=41885 |
| Summary: | "Today, in the post-Mao, post-Deng era, China faces a vigorous resurgence of paradoxes similar to those that surfaced at the end of the imperial era. At the same time, the pragmatism of the Chinese people endures, suggesting that the lessons of the past have broad implications for urban China and urban-rural relations in China at the beginning of the third millennium."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 456 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-426) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520931671 052093167X 0585288984 9780585288987 0520215648 9780520215641 0520243781 9780520243781 |