Beyond the Great Wall: Urban Form and Transformation on the Chinese Frontiers - Piper Rae Gaubatz - Google Books

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This study of cities on China's inland frontiers from ancient times to the present integrates the approaches of urban geography, cultural historical geography, and frontier studies to assess the form and function of cities on the Chinese frontiers. It…