The City in Modern Chinese Literature and Film

Table of Contents
Illustrations
Note on Romanization
Preface: An Invitation to Explore the City
1 Introduction: The City in Modern Chinese Cultural History
2 Urban Configurations: Small Town, Ancient Capital, Modern Metropolis
3 Mapping the Ancient Capital of Beijing
4 The Symbolic Triumph of Chinese Tradition in Beijing
5 Reading the Illegible Metropolis of Shanghai
6 The Circulation of Temporality and Eroticism in Shanghai
7 Imagining the Modern Woman in Shanghai
8 The Female Visions of the Modern City
Afterword: A Perspective on Modern Chinese Literary History