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Beijing: From Imperial Capital to Olympic City by Lillian M Li: Used
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- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2007-05-29
- Pages
- 321
- ISBN
- 9781403964731
- Book Title
- Beijing : from Imperial Capital to Olympic City
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Asia / General, Asia / China
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 23.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Few world cities have a record as long, as fascinating, or as well-documented as Beijing's. A capital almost continuously for more than a thousand years, the city has been Khubilai Khan's Mongol headquarters, home to emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the main stage for Communist-era achievements and upheavals. Beijing is the first book in English to trace this vibrant city's history from its earliest days to the present. It highlights recent changes in the city as its more than fifteen million people live through record-level economic growth and intensive preparations for the 2008 Olympics. Focusing on the lives of ordinary residents and rulers alike, the authors examine the controversial destruction of historic districts as well as the construction of new residential and business districts and Olympic venues. Extensive photographs and paintings, many not previously published, offer a window onto Beijing not only in major phases of its past, but also in its startlingly different present. Compelling and revealing, Beijing arrives just in time for the city's turn in the Olympic spotlight.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10
1403964734
ISBN-13
9781403964731
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57187522
Product Key Features
Book Title
Beijing : from Imperial Capital to Olympic City
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Asia / General, Asia / China
Publication Year
2007
Genre
History
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
23.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds795.L475 2007
Reviews
"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 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, "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 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), " 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"
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 the "New China" * Mao's Capital and Socialist Transformation * Deng's Beijing and Economic Reform * Globalization, Urban Crisis, and the Olympic City * Conclusion: Destroying and Preserving the Past: The City As Museum and Showcase
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-060507
Dewey Decimal
951/.156
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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