Shanghai Homes: Palimpsests of Private Life
(Part of the Global Chinese Culture Series)
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In the dazzling global metropolis of Shanghai, what has it meant to call this city home? In this account--part microhistory, part memoir--Jie Li salvages intimate recollections by successive generations of inhabitants of two vibrant, culturally mixed Shanghai alleyways from the Republican, Maoist, and post-Mao eras. Exploring three dimensions of private life--territories, artifacts, and gossip--Li re-creates the sounds, smells, look, and feel of...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231167172
ISBN13:9780231167178
Release Date:November 2014
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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