"A Philip E. Lilienthal book in Asian studies"--Jacket
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-284) and index
The material turn -- The state in commerce -- Visual politics and Shanghai glamour -- The clock and the compound -- Enlightened paternalism -- Petty urbanites and tales of woe -- From patriarchs to capitalists -- Epilogue: the return of the banker.
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