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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Capital Established Sun Yat-sen, Nationalist China, and Nanjing 2 Visions of Grandeur in the Capital Plan 3 Administrative Aesthetics and Architectural Revolution in the Capital 4 The Necropolis of Nanjing The GMD’s Ceremonial Center and Cosmological Microcosm 5 Lessons in Allure Celebrations of State in the Capital 6 Views from the Street Development, Defiance, and Discipline in Nanjing Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index vii 1 23 55 89 125 167 204 245 267 285 305 ...

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