People from Subei in Shanghai: 1850-1980

Author: (USA) Han Qilan, translated by Lu Minghua
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The "Shanghai History Studies Translation Series" selects classic works by top overseas scholars on modern Shanghai history, combining readability and academic rigor, translated by domestic experts. Overseas scholars offer unique perspectives, exclusive materials, and original insights, presenting a fresh interpretation of Shanghai's history. The content covers a wide range of figures, including the Shanghai Commissioner, police, prostitutes, industrialists, overseas Chinese, hometown associations, fire brigades, and people from northern Jiangsu. This book takes the northern Jiangsu people as a case study, exploring how their place of origin gradually became a basis for defining ethnic identity among the Han Chinese. It explains how origin constructed social hierarchies and conflicts, revealing the challenges faced by urban residents in China in this regard.