Between heaven and modernity : reconstructing Suzhou, 1895-1937
Located 50 miles west of Shanghai, Suzhou is celebrated throughout Asia as a cynosure of Chinese urbanity and economic plenty. This book examines the contestation over space, history & power in the late Qing & Republican-era reconstruction of the ancient capital of Suzhou as a modern city
Print Book, English, 2006
Stanford University Press : Eurospan [distributor], Stanford, Calif., London, 2006
History
Specialized.
378 p. : ill., maps.
9780804753593, 0804753598
1159786434
Contents Acknowledgements xi-xiv Historical Eras Mentioned in Text Introduction 1-28 Part I: Roads to Modernity Chapter 1: Industry and Vice Along the Horse-Road 29-108 Chapter 2: Arteries and Veins to Nourish the Urban Body 109-157 Part II: In "Tradition's" Temple, the Prefectural Confucian Temple Chapter 3: Renovating the Structures of Academic Ritual and Learning 158-207 Chapter 4: The Building of Modern Chinese Culture 208-268 Part III: Preserving National Essence Chapter 5: A Tocsin Sounds at Hanshan Temple 269-320 Chapter 6: Revaluing National Treasures in the Urban Landscape 321-377 Conclusion and Epilogue, Preservation and Industrial Development in the "Peaceful Backyard of Chinese Culture" 378-392 Selected Bibliography 393-434