| At the Crossroads of Empires: Middlemen, Social Networks, and State-Building in Republican Shanghai Contributor(s): Dillon, Nara (Editor), Oi, Jean C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804756198 ISBN-13: 9780804756198 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: To a degree uncommon in among Chinese cities, Republican Shanghai had no center. 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 "center." Yet amidst deep cleavages, the city functioned as a coherent whole. What held Shanghai together? The authors' answer is that a group of middlemen with myriad connections across political and social boundaries created networks that held Republican Shanghai together. Contributors Include: Sei Jeong Chin, Parks Coble, Bryna Goodman, Brian Martin, Elizabeth J. Perry, Kuiyi Shen, Jeffrey Wasserstrom, and Wen-hsin Yeh |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 302.409 |
| LCCN: 2007008887 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.4" W x 9.28" (1.27 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
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| Publisher Description: Republican Shanghai was a heterogeneous city with no central institutions. Yet somehow it functioned coherently. What held the city together? The authors argue that networks of middlemen with boundless connections provided the glue. |