This book explores the play of international forces and international ideas about Shanghai, looking backward as far as its transformation into a subdivided treaty port in the 1840s, and looking forward to its upcoming hosting of China’s first World’s Fair, the 2010 Expo. As such, Global Shanghai is a lively and informative read for students and scholars of Chinese studies and urban studies and anyone interested in the history of Shanghai.

1. 1850—The Birth of a Newspaper

2. 1875—Putting the City on the Map

3. 1900—Fire and Sword

4. 1925—In the Streets

5. 1950—An In-Between Year

6. 1975—The East Was Red

7. 2000—A City in a Hurry Conclusion: Ten Theses on 21st Century Shanghai