The post-Mao urban reforms of the past decade have physically and psychologically transformed China's cities. Urban Spaces in Contemporary China explores how the character of city life changed after political-economic restructuring intensified in 1984, and how this change affected the creation of new physical, economic and cultural space in urban China. Drawing on a wide range of backgrounds, including economics, art history, law, and sociology, the authors bring personal insights to dimensions of urban Chinese life that are often misunderstood: China's large "floating populations," avant-garde art, labor movements, and leisure.
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"...the diversity of subjects and approaches make this book an informative and interesting read....It contributes to the literature on the state-society divide in Deng Xiaoping's China by providing detailed discussions on various subjects. Readers of this volume, regardless of their interests, will not be disappointed, and, like conference attendees, will certainly find fascinating material in at least some of the offerings here. For those who are concerned with the process of China's socialist transformation, this will be a welcome addition to their libraries. I am grateful to retain my to retain my review copy." Reginald Yin-Wang Kwok, China Review International
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Exploring how the character of city life changed after political-economic restructuring intensified in 1984, this study reveals how the change affected the creation of new physical, economic and cultural space in urban China. It draws on personal insights as well as a broad range of disciplines.
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Chinese urban spaces were transformed during the 1980s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dangdai meishu shi, peasant contract labor, qunzhong wenhua, city planning review, state sprawl, legal research institute, qigong associations, urban hukou, urbanized countryside, velvet prison, local state apparatus, liberal legal scholars, liudong renkou, traditional urban centers, qigong practice, existing urban centers, illegal publications, protest leagues, qigong practitioners, tongji chubanshe, union cadres, smaller urban centers, state socialist regimes, qigong masters, tongji nianjian Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cultural Revolution, New York, Hong Kong, May Fourth, People's Republic, Stanford University Press, University of California Press, Tiananmen Square, Soviet Union, Zhang Zonghou, United States, Academy of Social Sciences, Mao Zedong, Cambridge University Press, Deng Xiaoping, Cao Siyuan, China Quarterly, The Trouble-Shooters, Xinji City, Eastern Europe, Harvard University Press, Shaoguang Wang, Zhang Yimou, Barry Naughton, Bei Dao New!
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- Almost a Revolution: The Story of a Chinese Student's Journey from Boyhood to Leadership in Tiananmen Square (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) by Tong Shen on page 367, page 369, and page 387
- Evening Chats In Beijing by Link Perry on page 183, page 186, and page 216
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- The Making of the Chinese Industrial Workplace: State, Revolution, and Labor Management (Cambridge Modern China Series) by Mark W. Frazier on page 101, and Back Matter
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