Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Table vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Chronology xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. The Early Urban Transition (1920-40) 23
9. Uneven Socialist Revolutions (1940-65) 43
10. Eating by Points and Coupons Is Not Enough (1965-80) 67
11. The New Urban Territorial Order (1980-2010) 95
12. Land for Fresh Ghosts, Land for Dry Ghosts 125
13. Conclusion 155
14. Notes 175
15. References 181
16. Statutes Cited 193
17. Index 195