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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.
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
Oct 15, 2011 · The Settlement Begins to Grow. As the map below clearly shows, the Shanghai International Settlement grew rapidly during its existence, taking up both sides of Suzhou Creek and the north bank of the Huangpu River in central Shanghai. The map shows the growth of the Settlement from 1846 to 1943.
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
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 ...
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.
the Modern World: Records of Shanghai and the International Settlement, 1836–1955, Shanghai’s International Settlement was the beating heart of Chinese trade, finance and culture and the epitome of China’s experience of (semi-) colonialism. Shanghai was, by 1930, the fifth largest city in the world by
