Shanghai Rising: State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity (Volume 15) (Globalization and Community) - Hardcover

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9780816654871: Shanghai Rising: State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity (Volume 15) (Globalization and Community)
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ISBN 10: 0816654875 ISBN 13: 9780816654871
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2009

Synopsis

This collection places Shanghai's unprecedented rise in a rare comparative examination of US cities, as well as with Asian megacities Singapore and Hong Kong, providing a nuanced account of how Shanghai's politics, economy, society, and space have been transformed by macro- and micro-level forces.

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About the Author

Xiangming Chen is director of the Center for Urban and Global Studies and Raether Distinguished Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Trinity College.

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Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0816654875
ISBN 13 
9780816654871
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
280
Editor
Chen Xiangming

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