The Golden Age of the Chinese Bourgeoisie 1911 1937

Favoured By The Exceptional Economic Circumstances Of The First World War And The Immediate Post-War Years Chinese Entrepreneurs Made Their Mark By Modernising And Establishing Themselves As A Business Bourgeoisie. Focusing Upon Shanghai This Study Explores The Astonishing Growth Of Western-Style Industry Commerce And Banking During The Republic''S First Decade. Marie-Claire Bergere Analyses How The Bourgeoisie Gradually Constituted Itself As A Specific And Coherent Social Class With Its Own Ideology And Type Of Political Action Built Upon Family Solidarities And Regional Links; And She Examines The Relations Between This Class And The State The Revolution And The West.