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Beijing : from imperial capital to Olympic city
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Beijing : from imperial capital to Olympic city / Lillian M. Li, Alison J. Dray-Novey, Haili Kong.
ISBN
1403964734 (alk. paper)
9781403964731 (alk. paper)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Physical Description
xiv, 321 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 29, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-308) and index.
Contents
The emergence of Beijing as an imperial capital
The Forbidden City and the Qing emperors
Daily life in the inner and outer cities
The city besieged and the last emperors
"Old Beijing" and Republican China
Mao's capital and socialist transformation: 1949 to 1976
Economic reform and cultural fever: 1976 to 1989
Beijing boom, urban crisis, and the Olympic city: 1990s and beyond
Epilogue: Preserving the past: the city as museum and showcase.
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