This book explores the play of international forces and international ideas about Shanghai, looking backward as far as its transformation into a subdivided treaty port in the 1840s, and looking forward to its upcoming hosting of China's first World's Fair, the 2010 Expo.

Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom is a Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine

1. 1850-The Birth of a Newspaper 2. 1875-Putting the City on the Map 3. 1900-Fire and Sword 4. 1925-In the Streets 5. 1950-An In-Between Year 6. 1975-The East Was Red 7. 2000-A City in a Hurry Conclusion: Ten Theses on 21st Century Shanghai