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Shanghai’s Factories: Fieldwork Photographs from 1990

Year: 2025

Type: other

Abstract: In October 1990, I conducted fieldwork in Shanghai to observe and, where possible, visit the city’s factories. My research at the time focused on understanding how these workplaces were being transformed under the sweeping reforms initiated by the Chinese government in the mid-1980s. The result was a rare photographic record of industrial Shanghai on the eve of deep structural change. This series of photographs—now available on Virtual Shanghai—offers a candid glimpse into the physical and s...

Source: Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)

DOI: 10.58079/14hd2

Author: Christian Henriot

Language: English

Topic: China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6955384263

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