Global Shanghai, 1850-2010

TRAMA

Shanghai is a place often described as one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Wasserstrom explores this city and concentrates on the modern history of this urban center, analyzing the major periods of globalization that the city has encountered.

NOTE EDITORE

This book explores the play of international forces and international ideas about Shanghai, looking backward as far as its transformation into a subdivided treaty port in the 1840s, and looking forward to its upcoming hosting of China’s first World’s Fair, the 2010 Expo. As such, Global Shanghai is a lively and informative read for students and scholars of Chinese studies and urban studies and anyone interested in the history of Shanghai.

SOMMARIO

1. 1850—The Birth of a Newspaper  2. 1875—Putting the City on the Map  3. 1900—Fire and Sword  4. 1925—In the Streets  5. 1950—An In-Between Year  6. 1975—The East Was Red  7. 2000—A City in a Hurry  Conclusion: Ten Theses on 21st Century Shanghai  

AUTORE

Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom is a Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780415213288
• Collana: Asia's Transformations/Asia's Great Cities
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 0.65 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 18 b/w images and 18 halftones
• Pagine Arabe: 192