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The last days of old Beijing : life in the vanishing backstreets of a city transformed, Michael Meyer

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Summary
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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Extent
vii, 355 p.
Contents
  • Through the front gate
  • Becoming teacher plumblossom
  • Mocky & me
  • "Say farewell to dangerous housing"
  • Wintertime
  • A brief history of part one: traces of pre-Beijing
  • The evening news
  • High times in happiness city
  • Preserving a sense of place
  • Springtime
  • A brief history of part two: the rise and fall of Imperial Beijing
  • The unslumming slum
  • Saving the old street
  • A summer of recycling
  • Past tense vs. future tense
  • A brief history of part three: the modernization of Republican Beijing
  • Miss Zhu remembers the trees
  • "If someone is sick and you do not aid him, it is your fault, not his"
  • The widow's story
  • A brief history of part four: the industrialization of Maoist Beijing
  • Echo wall
Isbn
9780802716521
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The last days of old Beijing : life in the vanishing backstreets of a city transformed
Title
The last days of old Beijing
Title remainder
life in the vanishing backstreets of a city transformed
Statement of responsibility
Michael Meyer
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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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DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1972-
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Meyer, Michael
Dewey number
951/.156
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
DS795.7.A2
LC item number
M48 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Alleys
  • Streets
  • Urban renewal
  • Beijing (China)
Label
The last days of old Beijing : life in the vanishing backstreets of a city transformed, Michael Meyer
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  • 31223081678543
  • 31223082958761
  • 31223080894885
  • 31223081678782
  • 31223081678725
  • 31223080894844
  • 31223081678774
  • 31223081678618
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-339) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Through the front gate -- Becoming teacher plumblossom -- Mocky & me -- "Say farewell to dangerous housing" -- Wintertime -- A brief history of part one: traces of pre-Beijing -- The evening news -- High times in happiness city -- Preserving a sense of place -- Springtime -- A brief history of part two: the rise and fall of Imperial Beijing -- The unslumming slum -- Saving the old street -- A summer of recycling -- Past tense vs. future tense -- A brief history of part three: the modernization of Republican Beijing -- Miss Zhu remembers the trees -- "If someone is sick and you do not aid him, it is your fault, not his" -- The widow's story -- A brief history of part four: the industrialization of Maoist Beijing -- Echo wall
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Extent
vii, 355 p.
Isbn
9780802716521
Lccn
2008015546
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • 220422042
  • (OCoLC)220422042
Label
The last days of old Beijing : life in the vanishing backstreets of a city transformed, Michael Meyer
Link
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223081678543
  • 31223082958761
  • 31223080894885
  • 31223081678782
  • 31223081678725
  • 31223080894844
  • 31223081678774
  • 31223081678618
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-339) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Through the front gate -- Becoming teacher plumblossom -- Mocky & me -- "Say farewell to dangerous housing" -- Wintertime -- A brief history of part one: traces of pre-Beijing -- The evening news -- High times in happiness city -- Preserving a sense of place -- Springtime -- A brief history of part two: the rise and fall of Imperial Beijing -- The unslumming slum -- Saving the old street -- A summer of recycling -- Past tense vs. future tense -- A brief history of part three: the modernization of Republican Beijing -- Miss Zhu remembers the trees -- "If someone is sick and you do not aid him, it is your fault, not his" -- The widow's story -- A brief history of part four: the industrialization of Maoist Beijing -- Echo wall
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Extent
vii, 355 p.
Isbn
9780802716521
Lccn
2008015546
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • 220422042
  • (OCoLC)220422042

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