The Prospect: Jiaxing Municipal Archives
One successful day in a Chinese archive is just that–one day–but I still left the Jiaxing Municipal Archives feeling encouraged. Continue reading The Prospect: Jiaxing Municipal Archives
Tag: Shanghai
Huangpu District Archives
Another year, another visit to the Huangpu District Archives in Shanghai. Continue reading Huangpu District Archives
Serve the People (More Booze)
Mao didn’t say it, but he might as well have: serve the people more booze. Continue reading Serve the People (More Booze)
This Coke’s Not for You
A failed effort to bring Coke to Shanghai frustrated Coca-Cola’s plans for growth in China, and also demonstrated the limits of China’s reform and opening in 1981. Continue reading This Coke’s Not for You
Spies in the City: Shanghai’s 1974 Crackdown on Secret Agents
Hey, foreigner, put that newspaper down! Continue reading Spies in the City: Shanghai’s 1974 Crackdown on Secret Agents
Dealing with Re-classified Documents in China
Reproducability is critical to the historical method and the scholarly enterprise, but what happens when the archival documents you draw on suddenly disappear? Continue reading Dealing with Re-classified Documents in China
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