Negotiating Urban Space
| Author | : Si-yen Fei |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 390 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674035615 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674035614 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Negotiating Urban Space by : Si-yen Fei
Download or read book Negotiating Urban Space written by Si-yen Fei and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urbanization was central to development in late imperial China. Yet scholars agree it triggered neither Weberian urban autonomy nor Habermasian civil society. Using Nanjing as a central case, the author shows that, prompted by this contradiction, the actions and creations of urban residents transformed the city on multiple levels.
