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Some Pages in the History of Shanghai, 1842-1856

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Some Pages in the History of Shanghai, 1842-1856

A Paper Read Before the China Society on May 23, 1916 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Some Pages in the History of Shanghai, 1842-1856: A Paper Read Before the China Society on May 23, 1916 Thirty odd years ago, life at Shanghai was, perhaps, not so strenuous as it has since become, and the British Vice Consulate was not so busy but that there were half-hours in which other work than that of the day could be taken in hand. As much of the ordinary work, related to the tenure of land within the Settlement, this subject naturally excited my interest, especially owing to the existence of two counter-forces, of which the one impelled natives to acquire land within the Settlement intended for foreigners, While the other drove foreigners to live outside their own Settlement. In the one case, the cause was the desire to secure the immunities and advantages which were to be obtained by living in territory controlled and policed by foreigners. In the other, the motive was to get away from the bustle and stir of the busy port, and to enjoy a country life outside of office hours. In both cases there was added the excitement of the knowledge that the purchase of property was an} extremely good speculation, and that the tendency was towards a constant advancement of values in spite of occasional waves of depression. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Release date Australia
April 29th, 2018
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
2 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Pages
28
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x2
ISBN-13
9781333374020
Product ID
25935423

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