Beschreibung:
This is an intriguing account of expat life in Shanghai's International settlement in the early 20th century and charts the introduction and growth of new western technologies and companies in China.
One: A Wedding in Shanghai, 1909; Two: The Early Years, 1878-1902; Three: The Call of Shanghai, 1899-1902; Four: Setting a Course for Shanghai, 1902; Five: Young Man in China, 1902-1904; Six: Andersen, Meyer & Company, 1905-1906; Seven: On His Own, 1907-1911; Eight: From Empire to Republic, 1911-1914; Nine: The New York Corporation, 1915; Ten: War and Peace, 1916-1919; Eleven: Expansion, 1920-1921; Twelve: Years of Crisis, 1921-1923; Thirteen: A New Corporation in Delaware, 1923-1926; Fourteen: Troubled Times, 1926-1929; Fifteen: A Royal Visit, 1930; Sixteen: The Pinnacle of Success, 1930-1931; Seventeen: A Worldwide Enterprise, 1931; Eighteen: Clouds on the Horizon, 1932-1933; Nineteen: The Final Years, 1934-1935; Twenty: Epilogue