From the marketplace to the halls of power: commercial practice and social mobility of modern shanghai merchants driven by linguistic capital (1843–1949)
Auteur :
Bingbing, Jiang
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781041333197
Date de publication :
5 févr. 2027
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.