The last days of old Beijing : life in the vanishing backstreets of a city transformed
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DS795.7.A2 M48 2008
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DS795.7.A2 M48 2008
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | DS795.7.A2 M48 2008 | On Shelf |
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Altstadt
Beijing (China) -- Social life and customs.
Nonfiction.
Peking
Pékin (Chine) -- Moeurs et coutumes.
Ruelles -- Chine -- Pékin.
Rues -- Chine -- Pékin -- Histoire.
Récits de voyages.
Rénovation urbaine -- Chine -- Pékin.
Stadtsanierung
Streets -- China -- Beijing -- History.
travelers' writings.
travelog (performed works genre)
Urban renewal -- China -- Beijing.
Beijing (China) -- Social life and customs.
Nonfiction.
Peking
Pékin (Chine) -- Moeurs et coutumes.
Ruelles -- Chine -- Pékin.
Rues -- Chine -- Pékin -- Histoire.
Récits de voyages.
Rénovation urbaine -- Chine -- Pékin.
Stadtsanierung
Streets -- China -- Beijing -- History.
travelers' writings.
travelog (performed works genre)
Urban renewal -- China -- Beijing.
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Book
Physical Desc
vii, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
UPC
99821197709
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-339) and index.
Description
A fascinating, intimate portrait of Beijing through the lens of its oldest neighborhood, Dazhalan. Meyer examines how the bonds that hold the neighborhood together are being torn by forced evictions as century-old houses and ways of life are increasingly destroyed to make way for shopping malls, the capital's first Wal-Mart, high-rise buildings, and widened streets for cars replacing bicycles. Beijing has gone through this cycle many times, as Meyer reveals, but never with the kind of dislocation and overturning of its storied culture now occurring as the city prepares to host the 2008 Summer Olympics--From publisher description.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Meyer, M. (2008). The last days of old Beijing: life in the vanishing backstreets of a city transformed (1st U.S. ed.). Walker & Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meyer, Michael, 1972-. 2008. The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed. New York: Walker & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meyer, Michael, 1972-. The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed New York: Walker & Co, 2008.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Meyer, M. (2008). The last days of old beijing: life in the vanishing backstreets of a city transformed. 1st U.S. ed. New York: Walker & Co.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Meyer, Michael. The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed 1st U.S. ed., Walker & Co., 2008.
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