Urban China in Transition
HK$399.00
DESCRIPTION :
Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources. Offers a multi-dimensional analysis of urban life in China Highlights a diversity of trends in the areas of migration, criminal victimization, gated communities, and the status of women, suburbanization, and neighbourhood associations Each chapter includes input from both an expert on urban life in China and an 'outside' expert from the fields of sociology, geography, economics, planning, political science, history, demography, architecture, or anthropology An alternative theoretical perspective comparing the Chinese experience with other urban settings in the United States, Poland, Russia, Vietnam, East and South East Asia, and South America
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 227 mm x 152 mm
WEIGHT : 544 g
SERIES : IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
Society & Social Sciences
Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources. Offers a multi-dimensional analysis of urban life in China Highlights a diversity of trends in the areas of migration, criminal victimization, gated communities, and the status of women, suburbanization, and neighbourhood associations Each chapter includes input from both an expert on urban life in China and an 'outside' expert from the fields of sociology, geography, economics, planning, political science, history, demography, architecture, or anthropology An alternative theoretical perspective comparing the Chinese experience with other urban settings in the United States, Poland, Russia, Vietnam, East and South East Asia, and South America
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9781405161466 | |
| EDITED BY Logan, John R. | |
| PUBLISHER : John Wiley and Sons Ltd | PUBLICATION DATE : December 18, 2007 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : Professional & Vocational |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 544 g
SERIES : IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
Society & Social Sciences