Republican Beijing
| Author | : Madeleine Yue Dong |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 405 |
| Release | : 2003-08-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520230507 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520230507 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (507 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Republican Beijing by : Madeleine Yue Dong
Download or read book Republican Beijing written by Madeleine Yue Dong and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-08-04 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive history of Republican Beijing, with a focus on social and cultural life in the city. This book examines how Republican Beijing, through the very processes of modernization and the material and cultural practices of reccycling, acquired its identity as a consummately "traditional" Chinese city.