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OverviewShanghai has recently become one of the most notable cases in urban studies. However, the experience of the city is so distinctive that those regular urban paradigms (e.g. global/world city, post-socialism city and post-colonial city) are not applicable to its nature. What is the specificity of Shanghai? Is it possible to explain its incompatible urban practices in an integrated way? They are the departure points of this study. Following the Eigenlogik approach that is interested in identifying the particular modes of cities, this study explores the intrinsic logic of Shanghai with an ethnographic research on a downtown community. The fieldwork respectively inspects local urbanism on the aspects of physical structure, social organization and collective culture. The empirical findings reveal that local urban life is easily influenced and absorbed by exotic causes in a relatively speedy rhythm. Shanghai accepts exotic cultures so fast that the old and new urbanisms coexist, colliding with each other, in the same urban texture. Shanghai is a city in tides, not only geographically but also economically and culturally in the estuarial position of China towards the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Zhang XiufengPublisher: AV Akademikerverlag Imprint: AV Akademikerverlag Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9783639844320ISBN 10: 3639844327 Pages: 356 Publication Date: 14 January 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |