Street Culture in Chengdu: Public Space, Urban Commoners, and Local Politics, 1870-1930

by Di Wang

Book Overview

Winner of the Urban History Association's 2005 Best Book in Non-North American Urban History Award.

In traditional Chinese cities, a lively street culture was an important part of popular culture, and street life was central to the daily lives of city dwellers, especially the lower classes. This book examines street culture in Chengdu, an under-studied inland city, during the transformative decades between 1870 and 1930, in order to explore...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804747784
• ISBN13: 9780804747783
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.7"