At the Crossroads of Empires
Author | : Nara Dillon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105129849423 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis At the Crossroads of Empires by : Nara Dillon
Download or read book At the Crossroads of Empires written by Nara Dillon and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Republican Shanghai was a heterogeneous city with no central institutions. Yet somehow it functioned coherently. What held the city together? The authors argue that networks of middlemen with boundless connections provided the glue.