Kohama, Masako 小浜正子, “Minkoku-ki shanhai no toshi shakai to jizen jigyō” / 民国期上海の都市社会と慈善事業　[Charitable enterprises and urban society in Shanghai during the Republican era] (1994)

Title : “Minkoku-ki shanhai no toshi shakai to jizen jigyō” / 民国期上海の都市社会と慈善事業　[Charitable enterprises and urban society in Shanghai during the Republican era]

Author(s) : Kohama, Masako 小浜正子

Year : 1994

Type : Journal article

Subject : History

Keywords : social;economic

Journal : Shigaku Zasshi 史学雑誌　　(Historical journal of Japan)

Volume : 103

Number : 9

Start page : 57

End page : 89

Language:Name : Japanese

Support : Print

Abstract : Social welfare services provided by local elites and the middle classes in Shanghai, China, during the Republican era (1911-37) were extensive and played a significant role in the development of the city. These services, composed mainly of philanthropic organizations, were motivated by values influenced by Western humanism and Christianity, and demonstrate that a maturation in urban society was taking place