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Shanghai, past and present : a concise socio-economic history, 1842-2012 /
This book sets out to explain how Shanghai emerged from relative obscurity in 1842 to become one of the world's best-known finance and industry hubs. As China's largest city, Shanghai today plays a central economic role, much as it did in the 1920s. The author provides a concise diachronic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Eastbourne, East Sussex, England :
Sussex Academic Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book sets out to explain how Shanghai emerged from relative obscurity in 1842 to become one of the world's best-known finance and industry hubs. As China's largest city, Shanghai today plays a central economic role, much as it did in the 1920s. The author provides a concise diachronic survey of the economic history of modern Shanghai, setting out how the city's urban infrastructure, municipal institutions, consumer culture, and industry have shaped, and have been shaped by, this economic power house. The work tackles a range of themes inclu. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (140 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782841395 1782841393 9781782841418 1782841415 |