Shanghai Rising : State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity

Until around 1990, Shanghai was Chinas premier but sluggish industrial center. Now at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the joint impact of global forces and state power has turned Shanghai into a dynamic megacity. This collection places the citys unprecedented rise in a rare comparative examination of U.S. cities, as well as with Asian megacities Singapore and Hong Kong, providing a nuanced account of how Shanghais politics, economy, society, and space have been transformed by macro- and micro-level forces.

Xiangming Chen is director of the Center for Urban and Global Studies and Raether Distinguished Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Trinity College.