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The Shanghai International Settlement (Chinese: 上海公共租界) originated from the merger in the year 1863 of the British and American enclaves in Shanghai, in which British and American citizens would enjoy extraterritoriality and consular jurisdiction under the terms of unequal treaties agreed by both parties. These treaties were ...
6 days ago · The International Settlement of Shanghai was the main target, especially after the killing by Municipal Police of Chinese protesters on 30 May 1925.
- Wanshu Cong, Frédéric Mégret
- 2021
The British Concession or Settlement was a foreign enclave (a "concession") in Shanghai within the Qing Empire which existed from around 1845 until its unification with the American area, located directly north of it across Suzhou Creek to form the Shanghai International Settlement in 1863.
At the intersection of imperial rule and private power, Shanghai rose to international prominence in the second half of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century. It did so by taking advantage of the extraterritorial status and the dynamic, cosmopolitan population of the International Settlement.
- Wanshu Cong, Frédéric Mégret
- 2021
A primary source collection of British Foreign Office files related to the history of Shanghai and the International Settlement, 1836–1955. Explore the social, political, and economic aspects of the International Settlement and its impact on modern China.
The Shanghai Municipal Council, which managed the International Settlement at the heart of Shanghai from 1854 until 1943, profoundly shaped the development of the city politically, socially and geographically.
6 days ago · Shaping Modern Shanghai provides a new understanding of colonialism in China through a fresh examination of Shanghai's International Settlement. This was the site of key developments of the Republican period: economic growth, rising Chinese nationalism and Sino-Japanese conflict.
