| #700638 in eBooks | 2007-09-03 | 2007-10-01 | File type: PDF||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Mis-leading sub-title|By John Jeffery Rabb|I was disappointed by this book as the sub-title says it covered the period from about 1843-1949. However, precious little is even mentioned for the time period of 1843-roughly the 1880's, some mention from the 1880's-1920's, and only from the 1920's onward does the book really cover. So if all you are interested in is the post-WW1 p|From the Inside Flap|
"What a fine and illuminating book! Shanghai Splendor is an important and captivating work of scholarship."—David Strand, author of Rickshaw Beijing: City People and Politics in the 1920s||"This in an outstanding wor
Rich with details of everyday life, this multifaceted social and cultural history of China's leading metropolis in the twentieth century offers a kaleidoscopic view of Shanghai as the major site of Chinese modernization. Engaging the entire span of Shanghai's modern history from the Opium War to the eve of the Communist takeover in 1949, Wen-hsin Yeh traces the evolution of a dazzling urban culture that became alternately isolated from and intertwined with China's tumult...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Shanghai Splendor: Economic Sentiments and the Making of Modern China, 1843-1949 | Wen-hsin Yeh.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
