Shanghai Rising: State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Shanghai Rising: State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity
By (Author) Xiangming Chen
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
17th September 2009
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
307.760951132
Physical Properties
Paperback
280
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 18mm
Description
Until around 1990, Shanghai was China's premier but sluggish industrial center. Now at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the joint impact of global forces and state power has turned Shanghai into a dynamic megacity. This collection places the city's unprecedented rise in a rare comparative examination of U.S. cities, as well as with Asian megacities Singapore and Hong Kong, providing a nuanced account of how Shanghai's politics, economy, society, and space have been transformed by macro- and micro-level forces.
Author Bio
Xiangming Chen is director of the Center for Urban and Global Studies and Raether Distinguished Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Trinity College.
