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Author French, Paul, 1966-

Title The old Shanghai A-Z / Paul French.

Publication Info. Aberdeen, Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Contents How to use this book -- Road names index : past to present -- Road names index : present to past -- The flag and seal of the Shanghai municipality -- Road names as history and politics -- The boundaries -- Building Shanghai's roads -- The name changing begins -- International settlement A-Z -- The French concession A-Z -- The external roads area A-Z -- Glossary -- Useful contemporary guidebooks -- Suggested further reading on Old Shanghai -- Acknowledgements and credits -- The author.
Summary Provides an anecdotal guide to every street in Shanghai, detailing many landmarks and stories associated with its best-known avenues.
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Subject Shanghai (China) -- History.
Streets -- China -- Shanghai -- History.
Streets.
China -- Shanghai.
History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
ISBN 9789882208056 (electronic book)
9882208053 (electronic book)
9789888028894