Aspects of Urbanization in China: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou

By Gregory Byrne Bracken

China's rise is one of the transformative events of our time. Aspects of Urbanization in China: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou examines some of the aspects of China's massive wave of urbanization - the largest the world has ever seen. The various papers in the book, written by academics from different disciplines, represent ongoing research and exploration and give a useful snapshot in a rapidly developing discourse. Their point of departure is the city - Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guangzhou - where the downside of China's miraculous economic growth is most painfully apparent. And it is concern for the citizens of these cities that unifies the papers in a book whose authors seek to understand what life is like for the people who call them home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9089643982
• ISBN13: 9789089643988
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"