Shanghai: The Architecture of China's Great Urban Center / by Jay Pridmore (Abrams Books, 2008) Hardcover, 176 p. ISBN 9780810994065Shanghai: The Architecture of China's Great Urban Center looks at both the past and present architecture of this fascinating city. A major Chinese trading center since the middle of the eighteenth century, Shanghai attracted international attention during a time when the Chinese government was weak. As...more
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