Space Modernization and Social Interaction A Comparative Study of Living Space in Beijing /

• Main Author: Yang, Qingqing (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Sociology.; Human geography.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Human Geography.

This book concerns the Beijing Hutong and changing perceptions of space, of social relations and of self, as processes of urban redevelopment remove Hutong dwellers from their traditional homes to new high-rise apartments. It addresses questions of how space is humanly built and transformed, classif...