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Urban China in Transition
John Logan (Ed.)
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Description for Urban China in Transition
Paperback. 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. Every chapter is co-authored by an urban China expert and an "outside" expert on the wider topic. Together they offer a broad historical and theoretical comparison. Editor(s): Logan, John R. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
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.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Urban and Social Change
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405161466
SKU
V9781405161466
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Ref
99-50
About John Logan (Ed.)
John R. Logan is Professor of Sociology and Director of the initiative on Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences at Brown University. Founder of the Urban China Research Network, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Dr. Logan is also a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Urban Affairs and City and Community. He was chosen Distinguished Professor ... Read more
Reviews for Urban China in Transition
These essays on recent Chinese urban developments
particularly trends in migration, labor economics, housing, economic and sociospatial inequality, and governance
offer macro and micro perspectives through analysis of nationwide patterns or developments in specific cities, thus capturing the regional diversity and types of cities in China. Editor Logan is careful not to present the Chinese instance as exceptional, but to situate it ... Read more
particularly trends in migration, labor economics, housing, economic and sociospatial inequality, and governance
offer macro and micro perspectives through analysis of nationwide patterns or developments in specific cities, thus capturing the regional diversity and types of cities in China. Editor Logan is careful not to present the Chinese instance as exceptional, but to situate it ... Read more