Global Shanghai, 1850-2010: A History in Fragments - Paperback

by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom (Author)

This book explores the play of international forces and international ideas about Shanghai, looking backward as far as its transformation into a subdivided treaty port in the 1840s, and looking forward to its upcoming hosting of China's first World's Fair, the 2010 Expo.

Author Biography

Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom is a Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine