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Chinese city and urbanism : evolution and development /

The purpose of this volume is to treat the progress of history, civilization and urban development of China together in order to demonstrate the unique qualities of Chinese civilization. The author uses historical dynasties as the vertical dimension, starting from the pre-urban origin of round-moat...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Xue, Fengxuan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The purpose of this volume is to treat the progress of history, civilization and urban development of China together in order to demonstrate the unique qualities of Chinese civilization. The author uses historical dynasties as the vertical dimension, starting from the pre-urban origin of round-moat village settlements of the Yangzhou Period, until the most recent transitional city under the present socialist market system. There are a total of 13 chapters, covering a time-span of roughly 6,000 years. The book also discusses the theoretical context of the uniqueness of Chinese urban evolution a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 332 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-323) and index.
ISBN:9789814293730
9814293733