Remaking Beijing: Tiananmen Square and the Creation of a Political Space

by Wu Hung

Book Overview

In 1949, Beijing still retained nearly all of its time-honored character and magnificence. But when Chairman Mao rejected the proposal to build a new capital for the People's Republic of China and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226360792
• ISBN13: 9780226360799
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.9"