The last days of old Beijing : life in the vanishing backstreets of a city transformed
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Walker & Company, 2008.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
ISBN
9780802716521, 0802716520
Physical Desc
vii, 355 pages : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Acton - Adult | 951.156 M613 | On Shelf |
Bedford - Adult | 951.156/Mey | On Shelf |
Cambridge - Adult | 951.156 Meyer | On Shelf |
Concord - Adult | 951.156 Meyer | On Shelf |
Concord Fowler - Adult | 951.156 Meyer | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : Walker & Company, 2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780802716521, 0802716520
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [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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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 & Company.
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. Walker & Company.
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 Walker & Company, 2008.
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 & Company, 2008.
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