Introduction: Literal Capital -- Part One. Land and Letters. Chapter 1: Capital and the Embrace of Letters; Chapter 2: On the Credibility of Writing: Material Promises; Chapter 3: The Career of English -- Part Two. Culture and Capital. Chapter 4: Governing the Tongue; Chapter 5: Inequality,...

Rich with details of everyday life, this multifaceted social and cultural history of China's leading metropolis in the twentieth century offers a kaleidoscopic view of Shanghai as the major site of Chinese modernization. Engaging the entire span of Shanghai's modern history from the Opium War to...