Shanghai: A History in Photographs, 1842 - Today by Heung Liu (English) Paperbac

Description: Shanghai by Heung Liu, Karen Smith Over the intervening 160 years, Shanghai has been shaped by outside forces - foreign concessions, Japanese invasions, the arrival of the Communists and the cult of Mao, they have all played their part in sculpting todays Shanghai. This is a visual history that tells the story of modern China. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The modern city of Shanghai rose up from truly muddy origins, both in the soft subsoil its foundations were build upon and its early economy based on a trade in opium, or foreign mud. Forced open to the British by the unequal Treaty of Nanking in 1842, Shanghai did what it does best- it beat the odds to become a bawdy and gaudy metropolis that, 168 years later, commands a place in the contemporary imagination unlike any other city. Despite civil war, invasion, revolution and famine, Shanghai has continued to be a byword for style, culture, business and opportunity, leading the way for Chinas ongoing boom. Shanghai- A History in Photographs, 1842-Today unravels the origins of todays Shanghai, exploring the forces that shaped the city through rare archive photographs, images from private collections, and original commissions from the worlds top contemporary photographers. This is the story of China-told through the prism of the countrys most international city. With a forward by Paul French. Notes A visual history of Chinas international metropolis, told through stunning archive and contemporary photography. The present day photos have been commissioned from 10 current major photographers. Author Biography Liu Heung Shing was born in Hong Kong in 1951. He began his career as a photojournalist covering the death of Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976. He was the first Chinese person to win a Pulitzer Prize, for his coverage of the collapse of the USSR. Liu is the author of China After Mao (Penguin, 1982), USSR: Collapse of an Empire (Associated Press, 1992), and editor of China, Portrait of a Country (Taschen, 2008). He has been named as one of the 100 most influential figures in contemporary history by Photo magazine. Karen Smith is the foremost authority on contemporary Chinese art, and is an art historian, curator, and collector. She was the curator of many high profile exhibitions, including The Real Thing (Tate Liverpool, 2007) and Chinese Photography and Video (Kunstmuseum, Wolfsburg). Smith is the author of Nine Lives: The Birth of Avant-Garde Art in New China (Scalo, 2006). She lives in Beijing, where she is involved in numerous philanthropic projects. Details ISBN067008090X Year 2011 ISBN-10 067008090X ISBN-13 9780670080908 Subtitle A History in Photographs, 1842 - Today Media Book DEWEY 951.132 Short Title SHANGHAI Language English Illustrations Chiefly Illustrations (some col.) Format Paperback Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Viking Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 504 Author Karen Smith Birth 1974 Publication Date 2011-05-02 Audience General/Trade NZ Release Date 2011-05-01 AU Release Date 2011-05-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:27783401;

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