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BEIJING: FROM IMPERIAL CAPITAL TO OLYMPIC CITY By Lillian M. Li & Alison Mint
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- ISBN-10
- 0230605273
- Publication Name
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Type
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780230605275
- Book Title
- Beijing: from Imperial Capital to Olympic City
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Asia / China
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 15.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Experts in Chinese history explore the history of Beijing, its evolution from Kublai Khan's seat of power to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Beijing highlights the current developments in the city as it prepares for the 2008 Olympics. Maps, paintings and photographs detail the more than 600-year evolution of this unique and vibrant city.
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St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0230605273
ISBN-13
9780230605275
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63896370
Product Key Features
Book Title
Beijing: from Imperial Capital to Olympic City
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Asia / China
Publication Year
2008
Genre
History
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
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This book is a unique excursion through a great past and present, neither misleading the beginner nor disappointing the expert. Indeed, the combination of lucidity, conciseness and deft selection of detail is an amazing accomplishment. The city of Beijing is brilliantly conjured by this book--in time, in space, in humanity, and in significance., "This is a timely publication, appropriate for the serious reader who would like to understand the social history of Beijing and get an insight into some of its contemporary urban problems. . .The book is well written and will engage the inquisitive reader." -- Jeffrey F. Meyer, China Review International "In an engaging style and enlightening narrative, Beijing: From Imperial Capital to Olympic City , tells the fascinating story of how Beijing...made the transition from China's most enduring imperial capital to a center of international commerce in the twenty-first century, as well as the site of the 2008 World Olympics." -- Merle Goldman, Professor Emerita of Chinese History, Boston University, and co-author of An Intellectual History of Modern China "This book is a unique excursion through a great past and present, neither misleading the beginner nor disappointing the expert. Indeed, the combination of lucidity, conciseness and deft selection of detail is an amazing accomplishment. The city of Beijing is brilliantly conjured by this book--in time, in space, in humanity, and in significance." -- Pamela Kyle Crossley, Professor of History, Dartmouth College, and author of The Manchus (1997) and co-author of Global Society: The World since 1900 (2007) "Useful and applicable to all levels... Recommended." -- CHOICE "A treat even for the lay reader." -- Simon Kuper, Author of Football Against the Enemy, This is a timely publication, appropriate for the serious reader who would like to understand the social history of Beijing and get an insight into some of its contemporary urban problems. . .The book is well written and will engage the inquisitive reader., " In an engaging style and enlightening narrative, "Beijing: From Imperial Capital to Olympic City," tells the fascinating story of how Beijing, for the first time under the Mongols in the thirteenth century, made the transition from China's most enduring imperial capital to a center of international commerce in the twenty-first century, as well as the site of the 2008 World Olympics." --Merle Goldman, Professor Emerita of Chinese History, Boston University, and co-author of "An Intellectual History of Modern China", "In an engaging style and enlightening narrative, Beijing: From Imperial Capital to Olympic City , tells the fascinating story of how Beijing...made the transition from China's most enduring imperial capital to a center of international commerce in the twenty-first century, as well as the site of the 2008 World Olympics." --Merle Goldman, Professor Emerita of Chinese History, Boston University, and co-author of An Intellectual History of Modern China "This book is a unique excursion through a great past and present, neither misleading the beginner nor disappointing the expert. Indeed, the combination of lucidity, conciseness and deft selection of detail is an amazing accomplishment. The city of Beijing is brilliantly conjured by this book--in time, in space, in humanity, and in significance." --Pamela Kyle Crossley, Professor of History, Dartmouth College, and author of The Manchus (1997) and co-author of Global Society: The World since 1900 (2007) "Useful and applicable to all levels... Recommended." CHOICE "A treat even for the lay reader." Simon Kuper, Author of Football Against the Enemy, In an engaging style and enlightening narrative, Beijing: From Imperial Capital to Olympic City , tells the fascinating story of how Beijing...made the transition from China's most enduring imperial capital to a center of international commerce in the twenty-first century, as well as the site of the 2008 World Olympics., "In an engaging style and enlightening narrative, "Beijing: From Imperial Capital to Olympic City," tells the fascinating story of how Beijing...made the transition from China's most enduring imperial capital to a center of international commerce in the twenty-first century, as well as the site of the 2008 World Olympics." --Merle Goldman, Professor Emerita of Chinese History, Boston University, and co-author of "An Intellectual History of Modern China""" "This book is a unique excursion through a great past and present, neither misleading the beginner nor disappointing the expert. Indeed, the combination of lucidity, conciseness and deft selection of detail is an amazing accomplishment. The city of Beijing is brilliantly conjured by this book--in time, in space, in humanity, and in significance." --Pamela Kyle Crossley, Professor of History, Dartmouth College, and author of "The Manchus" (1997) and co-author of "Global Society: The World since 1900" (2007), "In an engaging style and enlightening narrative, Beijing: From Imperial Capital to Olympic City, tells the fascinating story of how Beijing...made the transition from China's most enduring imperial capital to a center of international commerce in the twenty-first century, as well as the site of the 2008 World Olympics." --Merle Goldman, Professor Emerita of Chinese History, Boston University, and co-author of An Intellectual History of Modern China "This book is a unique excursion through a great past and present, neither misleading the beginner nor disappointing the expert. Indeed, the combination of lucidity, conciseness and deft selection of detail is an amazing accomplishment. The city of Beijing is brilliantly conjured by this book--in time, in space, in humanity, and in significance." --Pamela Kyle Crossley, Professor of History, Dartmouth College, and author of The Manchus (1997) and co-author of Global Society: The World since 1900 (2007), "This is a timely publication, appropriate for the serious reader who would like to understand the social history of Beijing and get an insight into some of its contemporary urban problems. . .The book is well written and will engage the inquisitive reader."--Jeffrey F. Meyer, China Review International "In an engaging style and enlightening narrative, Beijing: From Imperial Capital to Olympic City , tells the fascinating story of how Beijing...made the transition from China's most enduring imperial capital to a center of international commerce in the twenty-first century, as well as the site of the 2008 World Olympics."--Merle Goldman, Professor Emerita of Chinese History, Boston University, and co-author of An Intellectual History of Modern China "This book is a unique excursion through a great past and present, neither misleading the beginner nor disappointing the expert. Indeed, the combination of lucidity, conciseness and deft selection of detail is an amazing accomplishment. The city of Beijing is brilliantly conjured by this book--in time, in space, in humanity, and in significance."--Pamela Kyle Crossley, Professor of History, Dartmouth College, and author of The Manchus (1997) and co-author of Global Society: The World since 1900 (2007) "Useful and applicable to all levels... Recommended." CHOICE "A treat even for the lay reader." Simon Kuper, Author of Football Against the Enemy, "In an engaging style and enlightening narrative,Beijing: From Imperial Capital to Olympic City, tells the fascinating story of how Beijing...made the transition from China's most enduring imperial capital to a center of international commerce in the twenty-first century, as well as the site of the 2008 World Olympics." --Merle Goldman, Professor Emerita of Chinese History, Boston University, and co-author ofAn Intellectual History of Modern China "This book is a unique excursion through a great past and present, neither misleading the beginner nor disappointing the expert. Indeed, the combination of lucidity, conciseness and deft selection of detail is an amazing accomplishment. The city of Beijing is brilliantly conjured by this book--in time, in space, in humanity, and in significance." --Pamela Kyle Crossley, Professor of History, Dartmouth College, and author ofThe Manchus(1997) and co-author ofGlobal Society: The World since 1900(2007), "This is a timely publication, appropriate for the serious reader who would like to understand the social history of Beijing and get an insight into some of its contemporary urban problems. . .The book is well written and will engage the inquisitive reader."--Jeffrey F. Meyer, China Review International "In an engaging style and enlightening narrative, Beijing: From Imperial Capital to Olympic City , tells the fascinating story of how Beijing...made the transition from China's most enduring imperial capital to a center of international commerce in the twenty-first century, as well as the site of the 2008 World Olympics."--Merle Goldman, Professor Emerita of Chinese History, Boston University, and co-author of An Intellectual History of Modern China "This book is a unique excursion through a great past and present, neither misleading the beginner nor disappointing the expert. Indeed, the combination of lucidity, conciseness and deft selection of detail is an amazing accomplishment. The city of Beijing is brilliantly conjured by this book--in time, in space, in humanity, and in significance."--Pamela Kyle Crossley, Professor of History, Dartmouth College, and author of The Manchus (1997) and co-author of Global Society: The World since 1900 (2007) "Useful and applicable to all levels... Recommended." - CHOICE "A treat even for the lay reader." -Simon Kuper, Author of Football Against the Enemy
Table of Content
The Emergence of Beijing as an Imperial Capital * The Forbidden City and the Qing Emperors * Daily Life in the Inner and Outer Cities * The City Besieged and the Last Emperors * "Old Beijing" and Republican China * Mao's Capital and Socialist Transformation * Economic Reform and Cultural Fever * Beijing Boom, Urban Crisis, and the Olympic City * Conclusion: Preserving the Past: The City as Museum and Showcase
Dewey Decimal
951/.156
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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Yes
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