Shanghai: From Market Town to Treaty Port, 1074-1858.

Canadian Journal of History | August 1, 1996| | Copyright

To recount in a scholarly fashion almost eight centuries of urban history in 346 pages is a formidable challenge. Making use of a wide variety of sources, including local gazetteers, Linda Johnson has met that challenge in an impressive manner.

The author traces the origins of the great port of Shanghai back to a market town which by 1292 had already become a county seat. She thereby demolishes the myth of the minuscule fishing village brought to life by the impact of the west. The west, in fact, had nothing to do with the city's initial growth, as Johnson makes ...

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