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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.
How did Shanghai rise to international prominence as a cosmopolitan site of extraterritorial rule and private governance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? This article explores the legacy of ‘International Shanghai’ for international law, imperialism and urban studies.
- Wanshu Cong, Frédéric Mégret
- 2021
In 1863 the American concession (land fronting the Huangpu River to the north-east of Suzhou Creek) officially joined the British Settlement (stretching from Yang-ching-pang Creek to Suzhou Creek) to become the Shanghai International Settlement. Its waterfront became the internationally famous Bund.
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.
A foreign enclave in Shanghai within the Qing Empire from 1845 to 1863, when it merged with the American area to form the Shanghai International Settlement. Learn about its history, location, flag and land regulations.
Sep 21, 2024 · A 1942 guide, Da shanghai, devotes two short sections to “tan”. One section “Huangpu tan” presents the Bund as the “point of origin” of the International Settlement, but immediately proceeds to describe it as the “Wall Street” of the city, with a high concentration of banks from all over the world.
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.
