Shanghai, Past and Present: A Concise Socio-economic History, 1842-2012 - Couverture rigide

Horesh, Niv

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1845196317 ISBN 13 : 9781845196318

Editeur : Liverpool University Press, 2014

Synopsis

This book sets out to explain how Shanghai emerged from relative obscurity in 1842 to become one of the worlds best-known finance and industry hubs. As Chinas 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 citys urban infrastructure, municipal institutions, consumer culture and industry have shaped, and have been shaped by, this economic power house. The work is aimed at a broad readership of all who are interested in Asian history, and tackles a range of themes including: the citys millionaires, then and now; racial tensions and quotidian liaisons between Europeans and Asians before World War II; and the gambling and prostitution industry. The post-war era is portrayed in comparative discussions on Shanghai under Mao Zedong, and during the reform era. These discussions bring the narrative up to date to cover important events such as the designation of the Pudong precinct as the citys new engine of growth in 1991. The citys illustrious pre-war past is compared with its present ambitions to become Asias leading financial centre. The book employs insights from studies frameworks of new institutional economics as well as from the development trajectory of other world cities by way of better understanding Shanghais historic distinctness, its relative weaknesses and contemporary strengths.

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À propos de l?auteur

Niv Horesh is Senior Fellow at the University of Nottinghams China Policy Institute (UK) and Associate Professor in China Studies at the University of Western Sydney (Australia). Horesh has worked in the past as a Business Development Manager in China, and as a civil servant in Israel and Australia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Liverpool University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845196317
• ISBN 13: 9781845196318
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 120
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible