Shanghai: Crucible of Modern China - Softcover

Wei, Betty Peh-T'i

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195838319 ISBN 13: 9780195838312

Publisher: Oxford University Press (China) Ltd, 1988

Synopsis

The world knows Shanghai primarily for its overseas commerce and the foreign settlements. As a result, there has been a tendency to forget that the Chinese also played an important part in the development of the metropolis. Although the foreign presence provided the conditions for development, the uniqueness of Shanghai lay in its predominantly Chinese character. No history of Shanghai, therefore, can be complete without taking into consideration contributions by Chinese as well as foreign residents. Using published and unpublished sources in several languages found in libraries and archives in Asia, Europe, and North America, and extracting information and flavour from many old-time residents of Shanghai, Dr Wei has created an impressive biography of Shanghai from its founding at the beginning of the thirteenth century to 1949 after the entry of the People's Liberation Army. Scholars and students of Chinese history and East Asian studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press (China) Ltd
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0195838319
• ISBN 13: 9780195838312
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310