Space Modernization and Social Interaction: A Comparative Study of Living Space in Beijing

by Qingqing Yang

Book Overview

This book concerns the Beijing Hutong and changing perceptions of space, of social relations and of self, as processes of urban redevelopment remove Hutong dwellers from their traditional homes to new high-rise apartments. It addresses questions of how space is humanly built and transformed, classified and differentiated, and most importantly how space is perceived and experienced. This study elaborates and expands Lefebvre's "trialectic" of space...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662515806
• ISBN13: 9783662515808
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"