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Beijing from below : stories of marginal lives in the capital's center / Harriet Evans.

e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection 2020 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Evans, Harriet, author.
Series:
e-Duke books scholarly collection
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Urban poor--China--Beijing--Social conditions.
Urban poor.
Marginality, Social--China--Beijing.
Marginality, Social.
Urbanization--China--Beijing.
Urbanization.
Economic development--China--Beijing.
Economic development.
Neighborhoods--China--Beijing--History--21st century.
Neighborhoods.
History.
Social conditions.
Beijing (China)--Social conditions--21st century.
Beijing (China).
Beijing (China)--Economic conditions--21st century.
China--Beijing.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvii, 266 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.
System Details:
Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
text file
Summary:
"Harriet Evans tells the history of the residents in Dashalar--now redeveloped and gentrified but once one of the Beijing's poorest neighborhoods--to show how their experiences complicate official state narratives of Chinese economic development and progress."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Dashalar
Old Mrs. Gao
Interlude 1
Zhao Yong
Interlude 2
Hua Meiling
Interlude 3
Li Fuying
Interlude 4
Zhang Huiming
Interlude 5
Jia Yong
Interlude 6.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Print version: Evans, Harriet. Beijing from below.
ISBN:
9781478009184
1478009187
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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