Contents
Preface1 The Formation of a Distinctive Cultural Area1 Westerners in Shanghai in the Late Ming and Early Qing2 British Merchants in Shanghai before the Opening of the Port3 From Segregation to Integration4 The Integration of Shanghai5 The Continuous Integration of the Settlements2 The Expatriate Community in Shanghai1 A Survey of Expatriates in Shanghai from the 1840s to the 1940s2 The Position of British and Americans in Shanghai3 The French in Shanghai4 Russians in Shanghai5 Germans in Shanghai6 Jews in Shanghai7 Japanese in Shanghai8 Indians and Other Asians in Shanghai3 Coexistence and Entanglements1 To Each Their Own2 Separate Laws and a Consultative Judiciary3 Their Own Religions4 The Currencies of Shanghai5 The Exotic Atmosphere in the Garden4 Walls and Fences: Identity, Understanding, and Discrimination1 Foreign Clubs and Racial Identity2 Western Discrimination against Chinese3 True Friends and Helpful Friends5 Seeking the Truth, Choosing the Good, and Following the Trends: Western Objects, Western Medicine, and Western Food1 Wide and Fast: The Importation of Western Objects2 Like Splitting Bamboo: The Spread of Western Medicine3 All the Rage: The Introduction of Western Food6 Foreign Language Fever and Pidgin Languages1 The Development of Foreign Language Teaching in Schools2 Foreign Language Education at the Foreign Language School3 English Language Education at St. John's University4 The Long-Term Success of Foreign Language Training Courses5 Pidgin English and Pidgin Chinese7 Consultation and Cooperation1 Building Bridges, Preventing Diseases: Limited Cooperation in Municipal Government2 The Sino-Foreign United Defense Bureau: Joint Resistance against the Taiping Army3 The Mutual Protection Pact of the Southeast: Defending the Stability of Shanghai4 Cultural Cooperation: The Shanghai Polytechnic Institution and Chinese Girls' School5 Reasons for Revelry: The Shanghai Jubilee and Early Sino-Foreign Relations8 Contradictions and Conflicts1 Differences and Disputes: The Case of the Ningbo Guild2 Misunderstandings and Contradictions: The Case of the Dianshizhai Pictorial3 The Officials and People Join Hands: The Wheelbarrow Riot of 18974 Cooperation between Government and Gentry: The Case of the Mixed Court Riot5 Fighting for Equality and Public Morality: The Case of the Public Garden9 Fault Lines1 Wang Han Becomes Wang Tao 2 The Cases of Kang Youwei, Huang Zunxian, and Gong Chao3 The Subao Case, A Trial that Shocked the Nation4 The Case of the Fake Sun Zhongshan5 A Scenic Asylum for Qing Loyalists10 The Metropolis in the Countryside and Countryside in the Metropolis1 The Intersection of Globalism and Localism2 The Coexistence of Modernity and Tradition3 Layers of Popular Culture4 Metropolis and Countryside11 Internment Camps: The Lives of Foreign Settlers under Abnormal Conditions1 The Establishment of the Internment Camps2 The Distribution of the Internment Camps3 Regulations and Management of the Internment Camps4 Negotiations about the Internment CampsPostfaceBibliographyIndex
