At the crossroads of empires : middlemen, social networks, and state-building in Republican Shanghai /

To a degree uncommon among Chinese cities, Republican Shanghai had no centre. Its territory was divided among three (sometimes more) municipal governments integrated into various national states and empires. No government building or religious institution gave Shanghai a 'centre'. Yet amid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dillon, Nara, Oi, Jean Chun
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2008.
Temas:
1900-1999
Social networks > China > Shanghai > History > 20th century.
Cultural pluralism > China > Shanghai > History > 20th century.
Réseaux sociaux > Chine > Shanghai > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Diversité culturelle > Chine > Shanghai > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Cultural pluralism.
Politics and government
Social networks.
Gesellschaft
Politik
Verwaltung
Netzwerk.
Shanghai (China) > History > 20th century.
Shanghai (China) > Politics and government > 20th century.
China > Shanghai.
Schanghai
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:To a degree uncommon among Chinese cities, Republican Shanghai had no centre. Its territory was divided among three (sometimes more) municipal governments integrated into various national states and empires. No government building or religious institution gave Shanghai a 'centre'. Yet amidst deep cleavages, the city functioned as a coherent whole. What held Shanghai together? The authors of this book's answer is that a group of middlemen with myriad connections across political and social boundaries created networks which held Republican Shanghai together.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 310 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index.
ISBN:9780804768436
0804768439

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