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OverviewAmerica's 'Open Door' policy towards pre-revolutionary China was essentially that China should be kept open to all countries on an equal and competitive basis rather than being carved up into exclusive zones of interest by the imperial powers. The Danish entrepeneur Vilhelm Meyer was a firm believer in this policy. Thus, it is not surprising that the doors of his own home in Shanghai were always open to a wide range of different people, not least to his Chinese friends. On one level, this volume is an intriguing account of the life and times of a Danish couple prominent in Shanghai's international settlement between 1902 and 1935, on another, it charts the introduction and growth of new western technologies in China, and with them the establishment of the General Electric Company there. Early 20th-century China itself is the backdrop for these stories, recounting the hopes, fears, turmoil and grandeur of the age. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher Bo BramsenPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.703kg ISBN: 9780700714049ISBN 10: 0700714049 Pages: 334 Publication Date: 12 January 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'In Open Doors, Christopher Bo Bramsen has provided an engagingly written and lavishly illustrated account of Vilhelm Meyer's career and the lifestyle that he and his family experienced during the first three decades of the twentieth century.' - Business History Journal, A Frank Cass Publication 'InOpen Doors, Christopher Bo Bramsen has provided an engagingly written and lavishly illustrated account of Vilhelm Meyer's career and the lifestyle that he and his family experienced during the first three decades of the twentieth century.' - Business History Journal 'In Open Doors, Christopher Bo Bramsen has provided an engagingly written and lavishly illustrated account of Vilhelm Meyer's career and the lifestyle that he and his family experienced during the first three decades of the twentieth century.' - Business History Journal Author InformationChristopher Bo Bramsen Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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