Beyond the Neon Lights Author : Hanchao Lu Publisher : Univ of California Press Total Pages : 456 Release : 2004-09-30 ISBN 10 : 9780520243781 ISBN 13 : 0520243781 Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL GET BOOK Beyond the Neon Lights Book Description: How did people live through the extraordinary changes that have swept across modern China? How did peasants transform themselves into urbanites? This study weaves documentary data with ethnographic surveys and interviews to reconstruct the fabric of everyday life in Shanghai in early 20th century.