Shaping Modern Shanghai - Colonialism in China''s Global City

Informationen zum Autor Isabella Jackson is Assistant Professor in Chinese History at Trinity College Dublin, having previously held positions at the Universities of Oxford and Aberdeen. She has published her research in Modern Asian Studies and in edited collections on Chinese treaty ports, Britain and China, the Scottish experience in Asia and the 'habitable city' in China. Klappentext This major study of Shanghai's International Settlement in the Republican Period is essential reading for scholars of modern Chinese history! particularly those interested in urban history! imperialism and nationalism. It will appeal to historians interested in the nature of colonialism in China! and to scholars of transnationalism and global networks. Zusammenfassung This major study of Shanghai's International Settlement in the Republican period is essential reading for scholars of modern Chinese history! particularly those interested in urban history! imperialism and nationalism. It will appeal to historians interested in the nature of colonialism in China! and to scholars of transnationalism and global networks. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction: the transnational colonialism of the Shanghai Municipal Council; 1. Funding transnational colonialism; 2. Electing and serving: the municipal councillors and staff; 3. Policing and conflict in Shanghai; 4. Public health and hygiene; 5. Industry, welfare and social reform; Epilogue. Dismantling and remembering transnational colonialism; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Isabella Jackson, Isabella (Trinity College Dublin) Jackson, Jackson Isabella
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781108411639
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41163-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; China, Shanghai, HISTORY / Asia / General, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History