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This Book Explores The Play Of International Forces And International Ideas About Shanghai, Looking Backward As Far As Its Transformation Into A Subdivided Treaty Port In The 1840s, And Looking Forward To Its Upcoming Hosting Of China's First World's Fair, The 2010 Expo. As Such, Global Shanghai Is A Lively And Informative Read For Students And Scholars Of Chinese Studies And Urban Studies And Anyone Interested In The History Of Shanghai.--back Cover. 1850: The Birth Of A Newspaper -- 1875: Putting The City On The Map --1900: A Year Of Fire And Sword -- 1925: A City In The Streets --1950: An In-between Year -- 1975: The East Was Red -- 2000: A City In A Hurry. Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [147]-166) And Index.