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Chapter 1: 1850¿the birth of a newspaper chapter 2: 1875¿putting the city on the map chapter 3: 1900¿fire and sword chapter 4: 1925¿in the streets chapter 5: 1950¿an in-between year chapter 6: 1975¿the east was red chapter 7: 2000¿a city in a hurry conclusion: ten theses on 21 st century shanghai suggestions for further reading 'like walter benjamin in his 'arcades project', wasserstrom uses elegant, shrewdly chosen vig*n*e*t*tes to illuminate the paradox of urban modernity as simultaneous rupture and nostalgia. if he deflates some of shanghai's current, boosterish hyperbole, it is only because he is so attentive to the many faces of its past. ' mike davis, author of city of quartz 'professor jeffery wasserstrom has written the most enthralling history of modern shanghai there is. global shanghai does not claim to be a definitive history (it focuses on seven pivotal years set a quarter of a century apart-1850, 1875, 1900, 1925, 1950, 1975, 2000-hence the fragments of the title), nor does it claim to provide definitive answers to the intriguing questions it raises. instead, the university of california history professor seeks to frame those questions into a meaningful historical context. the result is a meticulously researched, cornucopic splendiferous wonder. yes, we did say history book. ' j.f.k. miller, that's shanghai 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. 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...

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(224 pages) 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. this book is suitable for students and scholars of chinese studies and urban studies. 18 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white halftones (Paperback)

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