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CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1999
320 PAGES
Reviewed by Arthur Barbeau
Michael Dutton’s Streetlife China is based on an interesting concept. With the market modernization of China and the shattering of many “iron rice bowls,” the number of people who are not dependent on the government for their livelihood has increased dramatically in the past two decades. In those years, independent shops, stalls and restaurants have blossomed. Chinese cities do have an exciting streetlife.