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From the Marketplace to the Halls of Power: Commercial Practice and Social Mobility of Modern Shanghai Merchants Driven by Linguistic Capital (1843–1949) Jiang Bingbing
From the Marketplace to the Halls of Power: Commercial Practice and Social Mobility of Modern Shanghai Merchants Driven by Linguistic Capital (1843–1949)
Jiang Bingbing
Following the Opium War, China's integration into the capitalist world market triggered profound social changes, with Shanghai emerging as a hub of modernisation. This study investigates how merchants in treaty-port Shanghai (1843–1949) harnessed linguistic capital to achieve social mobility and transform commercial networks.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| To be released | February 5, 2027 |
| ISBN13 | 9781041333197 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 210 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 454 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Language | English |
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