Bergère, Marie-Claire ; Castelino, Noel ; Henriot, Christian ; Ho, Pui-Yin,, “Essai de prosopographie des élites shanghaiennes à l'époque républicaine,1911-1949" (1985)

Title : “Essai de prosopographie des élites shanghaiennes à l'époque républicaine,1911-1949"

Author(s) : Bergère, Marie-Claire ; Castelino, Noel ; Henriot, Christian ; Ho, Pui-Yin,

Year : 1985

Type : Journal article

Subject : History

Keywords : political;social;elites;

Journal : Annales: Economies, Societes, Civilisations,

Volume : 40

Number : 4

Start page : 901

End page : 930

Language:Name : French

Support : Print

Abstract : Attempts to use prosopography as a tool for analyzing Chinese society during the Republican period (1911-49). Deals with four different social groups of the Shanghai area: cotton mill owners, municipal leaders, academicians, and journalists. Studies each group based on similar variables (geographical and social origins, education, political experience, etc.), and shows that, in spite of certain differences, a general and common portrait of these elites can be drawn that presents the image of active modernizers deeply rooted in Chinese culture and judiciously using the traditional social network for their purposes.