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Republican Beijing: The City and Its Histories - Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes Madeleine Yue Dong
Republican Beijing: The City and Its Histories - Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes
Madeleine Yue Dong
A comprehensive history of Republican Beijing, this text examines how the capital acquired its identity as a consummately "traditional" Chinese city. The author argues that nostalgia directed towards the living Republic city is an essential characteristic of Chinese modernity.
403 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 4 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 4, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520230507 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 403 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 30 mm · 771 g |