Format:
Online-Ressource (338 p)
ISBN:
9780520258174
Content:
Rich with details of everyday life, this multifaceted social and cultural history of China's leading metropolis in the twentieth century offers a kaleidoscopic view of Shanghai as the major site of Chinese modernization. Engaging the entire span of Shanghai's modern history from the Opium War to the eve of the Communist takeover in 1949, Wen-hsin Yeh traces the evolution of a dazzling urban culture that became alternately isolated from and intertwined with China's tumultuous history. Looking in particular at Shanghai's leading banks, publishing enterprises, and department stores, she sketches
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Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Material Turn; 2. The State in Commerce; 3. Visual Politics and Shanghai Glamour; 4. The Clock and the Compound; 5. Enlightened Paternalism; 6. Petty Urbanites and Tales of Woe; 7. From Patriarchs to Capitalists; Epilogue: The Return of the Banker; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520933422
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520258174
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Shanghai Splendor : A Cultrual History, 1843-1945
Language:
English
Keywords:
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