The suicide of Miss Xi : democracy and disenchantment in the Chinese Republic /

"On September 8, 1922, the body of Xi Shangzhen was found hanging in the Shanghai newspaper office where she worked. Although her death occurred outside of Chinese jurisdiction, her U.S.-educated employer, Tang Jiezhi, was kidnapped by Chinese authorities and put on trial. In the unfolding scan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goodman, Bryna, 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021.
Temas:
Xi, Shangzhen.
1900-1999
Democracy > China > Shanghai > History.
Sexism > China > Shanghai > History.
Stock exchanges > China > Shanghai > History.
Civil rights > China > Shanghai > History.
Sexisme > Chine > Shanghai > Histoire.
Bourse > Chine > Shanghai > Histoire.
HISTORY / Asia / China
Civil rights.
Democracy.
Economic history.
Sexism.
Stock exchanges.
Shanghai (China) > History.
Shanghai (China) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
China > History > Republic, 1912-1949.
Chine > Histoire > 1912-1949 (République)
China.
China > Shanghai.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: A scandal in the city
  • Shanghai, democracy, and the empty republic
  • The new woman, the ghost, and the ubiquitous concubine
  • Long live the republic, long live the stock exchange
  • Morality and justice in an unsettled republic
  • A public without a republic?

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