Why Shanghai? : on engagement and empiricism in the field of Chinese urban historiography

Niv Horesh

Why Shanghai? : on engagement and empiricism in the field of Chinese urban historiography

Niv Horesh

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The books under review here are two of the most important studies of ShanghaiÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s prewar history to be published in recent years. Their respective authors, Wen-Hsin Yeh of UCLA and Marie-Claire BergÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â¨re of ÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ¢â‚¬Â°cole Normale SupÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©rieure, can point to near-lifetimes of intricate engagement with the city on different levels. Each has contributed a trail of previous publications that have become standards in the field of Shanghai studies, at least in the West. In that sense, the two books can also be read as exceptionally erudite summations of decades of scholarship that have shaped the contours of the field, coupled with insightful concluding notes on what might become of Shanghai in the future.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	419-439
Number of pages	21
Journal	China Review International
Volume	16
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

China
urban history

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Why Shanghai? : on engagement and empiricism in the field of Chinese urban historiography

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