Urban Change in China: Politics and Development in Tsinan, Shantung, 1890-1949
Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1978. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. xvi, 296, [4] p. Footnotes. Notes. Maps. Illustrations. Selected Bibliography. Character List. Index. In nine chapters, Buck discusses chronologically the efforts made by government officials, the wealthy Chinese elite, and the foreigners to bring modernization to Tsinan. He details the developments in administration, representative government, commerce, industry, transportation, social welfare, education, and popular culture that were directed toward making Tsinan a modern city. At the time this work was published, the author was on the faculty of the History Department of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, had contributed to a number of books and was an associate editor of the journal Urbanism Past and Present. Condition: Very good in fair dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has some wear, soiling edge tears and chips. Some edge soiling. Inscribed on half-title.
Keywords: Chiang Kai-shek, Capitalism, Imperialism, Peiyang Army, Kuomintang, Modernization, Yuan Shih-k'ai, Urbanization
ISBN: 9780299071103
[Book #70172]
Price: $75.00