Jonathan J Howlett
Biographic Data
| ID | 1259659 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonathan J Howlett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonathan J |
| FAMILY NAME | Howlett |
| SIGNATURE | HOWLETT J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of York |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1373-0737 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Shanghai News (1950–1952)
The Shanghai News was the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) first English-language newspaper. The News played an important, but forgotten, role in the development of the PRC's “external propaganda” apparatus, used to fight the ideological Cold War. The News was unusual in that it adopted a commercial business model and juxtaposed vehement anti-imperialist propaganda with advertising for multinational companies from “imperialist-capitalist coun…
Ordering the city
Between 1949 and 1966, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-led municipal government of Shanghai renamed more than one in seven of the city's roads. Renaming was an important marker of revolutionary change in China's largest and most foreign-influenced city. Road renaming in socialist China has been commonly understood to have been extensive. This article argues, however, that the nature and extent of renaming in socialist Shanghai was less dramatic…
Britain and China, 1840–1970
Introduction 1. 'The Usual Intercourse of Nations': The British in Pre-Opium War Canton John M. Carroll 2. British Intervention in the Taiping Rebellion Stephen R. Platt 3. Britain and China, and India, 1830s-1947 Robert Bickers 4. The Interest of Our Colonies Seems to Have Been Largely Overlooked: Colonial Australia and Anglo-Chinese Relations Benjamin Mountford 5. `Coolies' or `Huagong'? Conflicting British and Chinese attitudes towards Chinese…
Accelerated Transition
When the Chinese Communist Party seized power in 1949 it began a process of transforming China’s economy and society. Despite the Party initially advancing a programme of gradual change under ‘New Democracy’, the early 1950s can best be characterised as a period of accelerated transition. This paper uses the case study of the elimination of British business in Shanghai to show how radicalisation in the political sphere catalysed economic change. …
China’s War With Japan, 1937–1945
Rana Mitter’s richly evidenced and thoroughly engrossing book is a significant contribution to the history of modern China. It is an excellent study which will be of great interest to China historians and general readers alike. For scholars beyond the China sphere, the book’s greatest contribution will no doubt lie in its reassessment of many long-held beliefs concerning China’s role in the Second World War. It allows the reader a full appreciati…
The British boss is gone and will never return
In May 1949 the Chinese Communist Party seized Shanghai. Rather than being elated at the prospect of harnessing the economic power of China's largest city to complete the revolution, the Communists approached it cautiously. How would the Chinese Communist Party set about transforming this free-wheeling port city with a 'semi-colonial' past into an orderly and socialist city? How would it balance ideology and pragmatism in reshaping Shanghai? This…
The British boss is gone and will never return
In May 1949 the Chinese Communist Party seized Shanghai. Rather than being elated at the prospect of harnessing the economic power of China's largest city to complete the revolution, the Communists approached it cautiously. How would the Chinese Communist Party set about transforming this free-wheeling port city with a 'semi-colonial' past into an orderly and socialist city? How would it balance ideology and pragmatism in reshaping Shanghai? This…
The British boss is gone and will never return
In May 1949 the Chinese Communist Party seized Shanghai. Rather than being elated at the prospect of harnessing the economic power of China's largest city to complete the revolution, the Communists approached it cautiously. How would the Chinese Communist Party set about transforming this free-wheeling port city with a 'semi-colonial' past into an orderly and socialist city? How would it balance ideology and pragmatism in reshaping Shanghai? This…
Accelerated Transition
When the Chinese Communist Party seized power in 1949 it began a process of transforming China’s economy and society. Despite the Party initially advancing a programme of gradual change under ‘New Democracy’, the early 1950s can best be characterised as a period of accelerated transition. This paper uses the case study of the elimination of British business in Shanghai to show how radicalisation in the political sphere catalysed economic change. …
China’s War With Japan, 1937–1945
Rana Mitter’s richly evidenced and thoroughly engrossing book is a significant contribution to the history of modern China. It is an excellent study which will be of great interest to China historians and general readers alike. For scholars beyond the China sphere, the book’s greatest contribution will no doubt lie in its reassessment of many long-held beliefs concerning China’s role in the Second World War. It allows the reader a full appreciati…
Britain and China, 1840–1970
Introduction 1. 'The Usual Intercourse of Nations': The British in Pre-Opium War Canton John M. Carroll 2. British Intervention in the Taiping Rebellion Stephen R. Platt 3. Britain and China, and India, 1830s-1947 Robert Bickers 4. The Interest of Our Colonies Seems to Have Been Largely Overlooked: Colonial Australia and Anglo-Chinese Relations Benjamin Mountford 5. `Coolies' or `Huagong'? Conflicting British and Chinese attitudes towards Chinese…
The Shanghai News (1950–1952)
The Shanghai News was the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) first English-language newspaper. The News played an important, but forgotten, role in the development of the PRC's “external propaganda” apparatus, used to fight the ideological Cold War. The News was unusual in that it adopted a commercial business model and juxtaposed vehement anti-imperialist propaganda with advertising for multinational companies from “imperialist-capitalist coun…
Ordering the city
Between 1949 and 1966, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-led municipal government of Shanghai renamed more than one in seven of the city's roads. Renaming was an important marker of revolutionary change in China's largest and most foreign-influenced city. Road renaming in socialist China has been commonly understood to have been extensive. This article argues, however, that the nature and extent of renaming in socialist Shanghai was less dramatic…
China (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (5 works) · Communism (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works)