Notes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Weights, Measures, and Currencies xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction: Thinking about Food in Chinese History 1
7. 1. “Only Available in Shanghai”: The Honey Nectar Peach and the Idea of Shanghai in Late Imperial China 29
8. 2. A Tale of Two Cities: Food Culture and the Urban Ideal in Late Qing Shanghai 65
9. 3. From Modernity to Tradition: Western Food in Late Qing and Early Republican Shanghai 97
10. 4. “Where the Five Directions Come Together”: Regional Foodways, the Nation, and Consumer Culture in Republican Shanghai 142
11. 5. Serve the People: Socialist Transformations of Shanghai Food Culture 176
12. Epilogue: Shanghai Cuisine Past and Present: Between Benbangcai and Haipaicai 219
13. Notes 241
14. Bibliography 273
15. Index 291