Mapping modernity in Shanghai :

Liang, Samuel Y.

Mapping modernity in Shanghai : space, gender, and visual culture in the sojourners' city, 1853-98 / Space, gender, and visual culture in the sojourners' city, 1853-98 Samuel Y. Liang. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2010. - xviii, 218 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Asia's transformations . - Asia's transformations. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-212) and index.

Fluid tradition, splintered modernity -- The convergence of writing and commerce -- Ephemeral households, marvelous things -- The meeting of courtyard and street -- Ultimate ingenuity, amorphous crowds -- The mingling of magnates and masses.

9780415569132 (hbk.) 0415569133 (hbk.) 9780203852149 (ebk.) 0203852141 (ebk.)

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Architecture and society--History--China--Shanghai--19th century.
Space (Architecture)--Social aspects--History--China--Shanghai--19th century.
Public spaces--Social aspects--History--China--Shanghai--19th century.
Refugees--History--China--Shanghai--19th century.
Immigrants--History--China--Shanghai--19th century.
Sociology, Urban--History--China--Shanghai--19th century.

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