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 The research strategy underpinning this work is avowedly interdisciplinary. I have attempted to develop an analytical perspective based on the use of primary and secondary materials covering a long historical period from a range of disciplinary fields including architecture, urban planning, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies and political science. Since I am neither an anthropologist nor a sociologist, I did not attempt to undertake systematic fieldwork, case studies, or surveys. Instead I sought to build upon the many fine existing empirical studies of urban China and to integrate my own research findings with the existing archive knowledge within a new interpretive framework.
论如何优雅地表示“我没有很多一手研究但我还是做了有意义的工作并且我的研究是有基础和传承的”~(简直解答了我一直以来的疑惑)（一个吐槽）