City of heavenly tranquility : Beijing in the history of China / Jasper Becker.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: viii, 370 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780195309973
  • 0195309979
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 951/.156 22
LOC classification:
  • DS795.3 .B43 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
In Xanadu -- The emperor of perpetual happiness -- Madness in the Forbidden City -- On the wild wall -- The Ming tombs -- In the garden of perfect brightness -- The broken bowl tea house -- The last sanctuary of the unknown and marvellous -- The last manchus -- In search of the golden flower -- Mao and Beijing -- History in stone -- The strange death of Lao She -- The red maid's tale -- The last playboy of Beijing -- The protectress of flowers -- Radiant city of the future -- Destroy! -- The eternal present.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-333) and index.

In Xanadu -- The emperor of perpetual happiness -- Madness in the Forbidden City -- On the wild wall -- The Ming tombs -- In the garden of perfect brightness -- The broken bowl tea house -- The last sanctuary of the unknown and marvellous -- The last manchus -- In search of the golden flower -- Mao and Beijing -- History in stone -- The strange death of Lao She -- The red maid's tale -- The last playboy of Beijing -- The protectress of flowers -- Radiant city of the future -- Destroy! -- The eternal present.

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