内容简介
《上海传奇(英文版)》内容简介：Inmoderntimes,ShanghaiislikeaninfantnurturedbybothChinesetraditionalcultureandtheprocessofurbanization.TheadventuresithasexperiencedeventuallydevelopintoimpressiveandmemorablestorieswhicharestunningwithmixedfeelingsonthestageofmodernChina.BeforeShanghaiwasforcedtobeopened,itwasanordinarycoastalcountyineastChina.ResidentsinShanghailivedaself-sufficientlife.Theycultivatedriceandwovecotton.AsothercitiesontheYangtzedelta,thecountyhadtopayaheavytaxplacedbytheimperialcourt.ItenjoyedasmallfameasatransshipmentportfortheseatradebetweennorthandsouthChina,butithadyetdisplayedthetalentsandadvantagesfordoinglong-distanceseatrade.After1843,Shanghaiwasforcedtobeopenedtotheworld.Inlessthanonehundredyears,afundamentalreformhappenedonthispieceoftinyland.ItsuddenlychangedidentityasthefirstmoderncityinChinaandawellknownmetropolitancityintheFarEastarea.TheculturalmiraclescreatedbyShanghairaisedinterestsofthecompleteworld.ThisbooktellsthelegendsonhowkindlingofwesterncivilizationswasintroducedintotheforeignsettlementsinShanghaiduringLateQingperiod.Basedonabundanthistoricalresourcesandvisualtools,authorofthebookrepeatsthelegendswithaneasyplainlanguage.Afamiliarbutexoticworldgraduallymanifestsinfrontofthereaders:foreignsettlement,ShanghaiMunicipalCouncil,ShanghaiTownHall,themixedcourt,titledeed,modernstreet,gas,waterworks,electriclight,telegraph,tramandtrolleybus,train,publicgarden,racecourse,newspaper,library,cinema,westernorchestraandband,andetc.TheselegendsprovideanswerstothequestionhowmodernShanghaiisestablished.TheyrecordthehistoricalmomentsonthetransformationofShanghaifromalocalcountytoametropolitancityanddisplaytheculturalenchantmentduringthecity'sdevelopment.Asasymbolofmodernculture,ShanghainotonlyrepresentsthelowerYangtzeregion,theYangtzeRiver,eastChinaandthewholenation,butalsobelongstoEastAsia,Asia,thePacificandtheworld.
作者简介
罗苏文，isresearchfellowintheInstituteofHistoryatShanghaiAcademyofSocialScience.Born1949inShanghai,shereceivedaB.A.（1975）inHistoryfromFudanUniversity.Ms.LuoworksprimarilyintheareaofmodernChineseHistory.ShehasbeeninvitedforvisitsandpresentationsbymanyacademicinstitutesintheUnitedStates,Japan,GermanyandtheUnitedKingdom.Sheisauthorofmanyacademicandpopularbooks.HerpublicationincludingShikumen:xunchangrenjia[Stone-gatehouses:Householdsofcommoners]（1991）,NOxingyujindaizhongguoshehui[WomenandmodernChineseSociety]（1996）,Hubinxianying[PortraitsofleisurelifeinShanghai]（2004）,Shanghaichuanqi:Wenmingshanbiandeceying（1553-1949）[LegendsofShanghai:Profilesofculturalevolution（1553-I949）]（2004）,andJindaiShanghai:Dushishehuiyushenghuo[ModernShanghai:Metropolitansocietyandlife]（2006）.Sheisalsoco-authorofseveralotherbooks,includingJindaiShanghaichengshiyanjiu[AstudyofmodernShanghaicity]（1990）,JindaiShanghaidashiji（1918-1949）[ChroniclesofmodernShanghai（1918-1949）]（1996）,Dongnanyanhaichengshiyuzhongguojindaihua[CitiesalongsoutheastcoastlineandthemodernizationofChina]（1996）,Shanghaijindaijingjishi,vol.2[EconomichistoryofmodernShanghai,vol.2]（1997）,Shanghaibainianfenghua[EleganceandbrillianceofShanghaiinthelasthundredyears]（2001）,andChangjiangyan'anchengshiyuzhongguojindaihua[CitiesalongtheYangtzeRiverandthemodernizationofChina]（2002）.
目录
Preface
PartOneTransfiguration:AnOldbutFreshAlluvialLand
SisterRivers:WhenSuzhouCreekJoinsHuangpuRiver
APortCityShadowedbySuzhouandHangzhou
TheLordAmherst'sFirstVisittoShanghai
PartTwoNewNeighborsoutsidetheCityWall
FromWartoPeace:theCoexistenceofTwoWorlds
TheMunicipalCouncil:Shanghai'sAutonomicInstitution
ChineseandForeignersLivinginMixedCompany
"Shanghai"Specialists
PartThreePortraitsoftheMunicipality
TheBund:BeautifulEyesoftheMunicipality
TheBirthofModernParks
ShanghaiRacecourseandTownHall
PartFourGuardiansoftheCity
ThePowerofTitleDeed
TheMixedCourt:AWesternJudicialOrgan
ShanghaiFireDepartmentandTrafficLaw
ProtectingPublicHealth
PartFiveMiraculousGifts
GasLightandRunningWater
ANewBrilliantLightSource
"IronDragon"and"Fire-WheelVehicle"
PartSixAModernCity
OverlappedShadowsofaDualisticSpace
BreakingInterculturalBarriers
WesternMelodyandMoviePalace
"IvoryTower"andPrintingMachine
