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Zånhae Konkun Tsyga. 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.
British Concession (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 settlement was ...
The population of Chinese residents eventually surpassed foreigners inside the concessions. With international travelers, culture took on an eclectic character of many influences—including both language and architecture. This effect was exemplified in the Shanghai International Settlement and the multi-concessions in Tianjin.
How did Shanghai rise to international prominence as a cosmopolitan site of extraterritorial and transnational governance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? This article explores the role of the Shanghai Municipal Council, a hybrid public-private institution, in shaping the legal and political order of the International Settlement.
- Wanshu Cong, Frédéric Mégret
- 2021
This book explores the unique form of colonial urban governance in Shanghai's International Settlement, where the Shanghai Municipal Council managed the city beyond the control of Chinese and foreign imperial governments. It examines how the Council shaped the economic, political and social development of Shanghai and China in the Republican period.
- Isabella Jackson
- 2017
Oct 15, 2011 · Learn about the history and features of the Shanghai International Settlement, a part of the city that was once home to thousands of Europeans and Americans from 1843 to 1943. Discover how it was created, how it grew, and how it differed from the rest of Shanghai.
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IN THE SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT H. Haan* In this article I shall examine the special governmental structure which came into being in the Shanghai International Settlement,1 and which was virtually unique among colonial or semi-colonial territories. Put succinctly, the Settlement had the following characteris tics:
