City of Heavenly Tranquillity: Beijing in the History of China (平装)

基本信息出版社:Penguin (2009年6月4日)平装:384页正文语种:英语ISBN:0141031034条形码:9780141031033产品尺寸及重量:19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm ; 323 gASIN:0141031034

商品描述内容简介The great city of Beijing, capital of China from the ninth century, was for a millennium one of the most extraordinary places on earth. At a time when London, Paris, or Rome had only several hundred thousand residents, Beijing held over a million. This book tells the history of this great city, and through it provides a highly engaging summary history of China. In the summer of 1997, President Jiang Zemin made a decision to destroy Beijing. There was no announcement, no explanation given, nor any attempt made to justify his decision. Even those working as architects only became aware of what was happening when it was already too late. Expertly moving between historical analysis and reportage, Jasper Becker describes the impact of this systematic destruction, a unique telling of the city's history that encapsulates both the grandeur of its creation and the tragedy of its demise.媒体推荐'Much richer than a work of reportage' Economist 'Combining a profound knowledge of China's capital with intimate reportage ! The result is a rich, rewarding tapestry' Independent