Abstract
Illustrations Note on Romanization Preface: an invitation to explore the city Part I. Perspectives on the City in Modern China: 1. Introduction: the city in modern Chinese cultural history 2. Urban configurations: small town, ancient capital, modern metropolis Part II. Configurations of Space: 3. Mapping the ancient capital of Beijing 4. The symbolic triumph of Chinese tradition in Beijing Part III. Configurations of Time: 5. Reading the illegible metropolis of Shanghai 6. The circulation of temporality and eroticism in Shanghai Part IV. Configurations of Gender: 7. Imagining the modern woman in Shanghai 8. The female visions of the modern city Afterword: a perspective on modern Chinese literary history Notes Bibliography Character list Index.
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