{"product_id":"9780745653594","title":"Urban China","description":"\u003ch3\u003eChina Today\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eUrban China\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eXuefei Ren\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ Urban\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCurrently  there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population  exceeding one  million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents  a crucial  development for studies on globalization and urban  transformation. This  concise and engaging book examines the past  trajectories, present  conditions, and future prospects of Chinese  urbanization, by  investigating five key themes - governance, migration,  landscape,  inequality, and cultural economy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on a  comprehensive  evaluation of the literature and original research  materials, Ren offers  a critical account of the Chinese urban condition  after the first  decade of the twenty-first century. She argues that  the urban-rural  dichotomy that was artificially constructed under  socialism is no longer  a meaningful lens for analyses and that Chinese  cities have become  strategic sites for reassembling citizenship rights  for both urban  residents and rural migrants. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is  essential reading for  students and scholars of urban and development  studies with a focus on  China, and all interested in understanding the  relationship between  state, capitalism, and urbanization in the global  context.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Xuefei Ren is assistant professor of sociology and global urban studies at Michigan State University and a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 April 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745653594\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e218\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312074485900,"sku":"9780745653594","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745653594_80e16b61-b59c-47a4-b456-e5c1e38ff790.jpg?v=1780153207","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745653594","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}