Mapping modernity in Shanghai : space, gender, and visual culture in the sojourners' city, 1853-98

Hybrid journalism . . 32
Literature of urban consumption . . 37
Knowing historical experience . . 40
Wang Tao and courtesan literature . . 43
The new literati-journalists . . 47
Han Bangqing and his novel . . 49

3 Ephemeral households, marvelous things . . 53
Merchant residences and courtesan houses . . 53
The "family" business . . 56
The public boudoir: banquets and tea parties . . 60
Shifting gender roles . . 64
Magical and fashionable objects . . 71
Interior settings . . 76
Destruction and disillusionment . . 80

4 The meeting of courtyard and street . . 84
Changing views of the pleasure quarter . . 84
Joint production . . 87
Fluid space . . 93  
Diverse functions . . 100
Distinct neighborhoods . . 106

5 Ultimate ingenuity, amorphous crowds . . 113
The challenge of human ingenuity . . 113
Marvels on the Bund . . 118
Flowers of Chessboard Street . . 121
Streetscapes of Fourth Avenue . . 125
Spectatorship of street events . . 131
Markets in the teahouses . . 136
Shops on First Avenue . . 140

6 The mingling of magnates and masses . . 144
Restaurants . . 144
Opium houses . . 148
Storytelling houses . . 151
Theaters . . 156
Street parades . . 164
Carriages and rickshaws . . 171
Gardens . . 174

Conclusion . . 181

Glossary of frequently-used Chinese terms . . 183
List of Chinese characters . . 185
Notes . . 192
References . . 204
Index . . 213