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The Shanghai International Settlement (Chinese: 上海公共租界) originated from the 1863 merger 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.
How did Shanghai rise to international prominence as a cosmopolitan site of extraterritorial rule and private governance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? This article explores the legacy of ‘International Shanghai’ for international law, imperialism and urban studies.
- Wanshu Cong, Frédéric Mégret
- 2021
Oct 15, 2011 · Learn about the history and features of the Shanghai International Settlement, a part of the city that was once home to thousands of Europeans and Americans from 1843 to 1943. Discover how it was created, how it grew, and how it differed from the rest of Shanghai.
A foreign enclave in Shanghai within the Qing Empire from 1845 to 1863, when it merged with the American area to form the Shanghai International Settlement. Learn about its history, location, flag and land regulations.
How did Shanghai rise to international prominence as a cosmopolitan site of extraterritorial and transnational governance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? This article explores the role of the Shanghai Municipal Council, a hybrid public-private institution, in shaping the legal and political order of the International Settlement.
- Wanshu Cong, Frédéric Mégret
- 2021
Dec 5, 2023 · Titled China and the Modern World: Records of Shanghai and the International Settlement, 1836–1955, this new archive provides an extraordinary primary source collection vital to understanding and researching the social, political, and economic history of the Anglo-America-dominated yet highly globalised International Settlement in Shanghai ...
Managed by the Shanghai Municipal Council (1854–1943), the International Settlement was beyond the control of the Chinese and foreign imperial governments. Jackson defines Shanghai's unique, hybrid form of colonial urban governance as transnational colonialism.
