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2015 marked the one-hundredth anniversary of the publication of Robert Park's "The City," a seminal work that would shape urban sociology for decades to come. From Chicago to Shenzen uses Park's essay as a jumping-off point for a series of essays on urban life, shifting the focus from Chicago to contemporary China. Specialists on urban China reflect on the relevance of Park's essay today-for cities in China, for the field of urban research, and for larger questions about studying the social life of the city. Contributors from a wide range of disciplines discuss how Park's questions can be transplanted to this new realm, or whether they should be at all. From Chicago to Shenzen offers readers a timely respite from the eruption of urban China research and a chance to reflect on its broader theoretical connections to one of the seminal figures in urban studies. The book should prove a valuable addition to scholarship on urban theory and urban China, as well as useful for teaching in both urban geography and urban sociology. This book is intended for a broad audience of urban studies scholars from geography and sociology, as well as policy-makers and planners.
