Whip of the Empire and Chain of the Oligarchy

Author: Yang Xiangjun
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book explores the historical background of the Mixed Court of Shanghai and its interactive relationship with the development of Shanghai's concessions into a modern metropolis from the perspectives of geography, culture, legal culture, and more. Using the Mixed Court as a medium, it observes the evolution of power dynamics between Chinese and foreign political systems and the power relations between the Chinese community in the concessions and the foreign political systems.