An Urban History of China

by Toby Lincoln

Book Overview

In this accessible new study, Toby Lincoln offers the first history of Chinese cities from their origins to the present. Despite being an agricultural society for thousands of years, China had an imperial urban civilization. Over the last century, this urban civilization has been transformed into the world's largest modern urban society. Throughout their long history, Chinese cities have been shaped by interactions with those around the world, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316647285
• ISBN13: 9781316647288
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.8" x 8.9"