Beyond the Neon Lights

Beyond the Neon Lights
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 492
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ISBN-10 : 0520215648
ISBN-13 : 9780520215641
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Book Synopsis Beyond the Neon Lights by : Hanchao Lu

Download or read book Beyond the Neon Lights written by Hanchao Lu and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Today, in the post-Mao, post-Deng era, China faces a vigorous resurgence of paradoxes similar to those that surfaced at the end of the imperial era. At the same time, the pragmatism of the Chinese people endures, suggesting that the lessons of the past have broad implications for urban China and urban-rural relations in China at the beginning of the third millennium."--BOOK JACKET.


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