| Description |
1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge Studies on China in Transition |
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Routledge studies on China in transition.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Suzhou in Transition: An introduction -- Background -- Research questions and key themes -- Suzhou, China, and social change -- Chapters in the volume -- References -- Part I: Historical and Cultural Transformation -- Chapter 2: Suzhou: A history of transformations -- Introduction -- From pre-history to warrior state -- From warrior state to commercial centre -- A vengeful imperial assault -- The Paris of China |
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A crushing blow -- Recovery and loss in a new era -- The dawn of a new "New Era" -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: Historic Landscape and Water Heritage of Suzhou Beyond the Tourist Gaze -- Introduction -- Water as everyday 'heritage' of Suzhou -- Water 'heritage' of Suzhou -- 'Heritage' in the making -- Valorisation of Suzhou's water heritage -- Beyond the tourist gaze: 'heritage' to be rediscovered -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Bridal Fashion and Suzhou: The development of the Tiger Hill Wedding Market -- Introduction |
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Silk Road and Suzhou's history of silk and textiles -- Tiger Hill as a tourist destination -- Wedding culture, dress and photography -- Development timeline of Tiger Hill Wedding Market from photo factory site to Huqiu Bridal City -- Current reputation of Tiger Hill/Huqiu Bridal City in the domestic and global bridal fashion industry -- Ethnographic discussion and further research -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part II: Urban Development and Social Life -- Chapter 5: Suzhou's Modernity within Space and Spatial Relations -- Space, modernity, Suzhou's modernity |
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Being modern, modern space, and Suzhou -- Three trends of thought within Chinese modernity and their spatial implications now -- Panmen as a microcosm of modernity's evolution1 -- Zooming out from Panmen to see Suzhou's modernity -- Globalisation, politicisation, and the modernity of Suzhou -- Discussion and conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6: Urban-Rural Relations in the Context of New Urbanization: The case of Suzhou -- Introduction -- Urban-rural relations in the early reform period (1978-2003) -- Urban-rural relations in the contemporary period (2004 to present) |
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Discussions and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7: Social Fabric in the Wujiang District of Suzhou -- The newly woven fabric of urban China -- Method -- Findings -- Taking the language out of the people? -- Notes -- References -- Part III: Administration and Governance -- Chapter 8: Suzhou and the City-Region: The administrative divisions in historical perspective and rural-urban transition -- Introduction -- City and city-region -- Wu, Su, and historical administrative divisions -- Suzhou under reform -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References |
| Notes |
1. Suzhou in Transition: An Introduction Beibei Tang and Paul Cheung Part 1. Historical and Cultural Transformation 2. Beautiful Su: A History of Transformations Stephen L. Koss 3. Historic Landscape and Water Heritage of Suzhou Beyond the Tourist Gaze Yi-Wen Wang and Christian Nolf 4. Bridal Fashion and Suzhou: The Development of the Tiger Hill Wedding Market Sara Sterling Part 2. Urban Development and Social Life 5. Suzhou's Modernity within Space and Spatial Relations Jiawen Han 6. Urban-Rural Relations in the Context of New Urbanization: The Case of Suzhou Sheng Zhong and Shengxi Xin 7. Social Fabric in the Wujiang District of Suzhou Paul Cheung Part 3. Administration and Governance 8. Suzhou and the City-Region: The Administrative Divisions in Historical Perspective and Rural-Urban Transition Hu De and Carolyn Cartier 9. Wujiang in Transition: Urban Development and Changing Grassroots Governance Mechanisms Beibei Tang |
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Urbanization -- China -- Suzhou Shi (Anhui Sheng)
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Economic development -- China -- Suzhou Shi (Anhui Sheng)
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Economic development
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Social conditions
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Urbanization
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| SUBJECT |
Suzhou Shi (Anhui Sheng, China) -- Social conditions
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Suzhou Shi (Anhui Sheng, China) -- History
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| Subject |
China -- Suzhou Shi (Anhui Sheng)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tang, Beibei, editor.
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Cheung, Paul, editor
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| ISBN |
9781003010036 |
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1003010032 |
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1000217698 |
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9781000217650 |
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1000217655 |
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9781000217674 |
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1000217671 |
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9781000217698 |
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