'This is an extremely valuable book for those seeking to understand the inner workings of colonialism in Shanghai and its complex legacies … Scholars of imperial and international history will also find a useful theoretical contribution, which complicates our current understanding of colonialism.' Jennifer Bond, Family & Community History
List of figures; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction: the transnational colonialism of the Shanghai Municipal Council; 1. Funding transnational colonialism; 2. Electing and serving: the municipal councillors and staff; 3. Policing and conflict in Shanghai; 4. Public health and hygiene; 5. Industry, welfare and social reform; Epilogue. Dismantling and remembering transnational colonialism; Bibliography; Index.