Shanghai: The Story of China's Most Dynamic City by Dillon, Michael
Shanghai: The Story of China's Most Dynamic City by Dillon, Michael

Shanghai: The Story of China's Most Dynamic City

A comprehensive new history of Shanghai, revealing its vital place in Chinese history and politics across the...
$70.00 USD
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Author: Michael Dillon
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Shanghai: The Story of China's Most Dynamic City by Dillon, Michael

Shanghai: The Story of China's Most Dynamic City

$70.00
Shanghai: The Story of China's Most Dynamic City by Dillon, Michael

Shanghai: The Story of China's Most Dynamic City

$70.00
Author: Michael Dillon
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A comprehensive new history of Shanghai, revealing its vital place in Chinese history and politics across the centuries

Home to 25 million people, Shanghai is the most populous and wealthiest city in China. A meeting point between China and the wider world, the city has become the beating heart of Chinese capitalism, a place of initiative, confidence, and forward thinking. It is a city of stark contradictions, suffused with both extreme wealth and poverty, luxury living, and a highly organised criminal underworld.

Michael Dillon explores the full history of Shanghai, from its origins as a small fishing village to the bustling financial hub of today. The city has been central to some of the most turbulent events in China's modern history, from the British and French colonial concessions of the nineteenth century, to the birth of the Chinese Communist Party and its vital role in Chinese economics and politics today. Shanghai is a fascinating portrait of China's most dynamic city--and explores its future role in the country's development.

Author: Michael Dillon
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 06/30/2026
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.28d
ISBN: 9780300270631

About the Author
Michael Dillon is professor of history and an affiliate of King's College London's Lau China Institute. An expert on modern Chinese history, politics, and society, he is the author of numerous books, including We Need to Talk About Xi, a history of modern China, and biographies of Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping.
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