HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cultural Capital, Mukden Incident
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Significant improvements between 1910s- 1930s: japanese occupation (1941-45) disrupted process of progressive change, japanese expansion in china, mukden incident september 18, 1931. Homeland of the manchus: during the second half of the century, japan also need to alert the danger of europe o o. Europe start to consider japan as a country. Japan closure, do not open trade (with dutch exception) Through the dutch, learn about western culture and china: later on, changed government structure o o. Instead of warrior class, a small group of political leader. 1894 - 95 war between china and japan. In fact, the traders had been using hk to get to canton o. It was a problem, lead to an increase in rent. Do not have food because food was often from china. Shanghai scholars - newspaper + magazine publications increase. This made chinese scholars or intellectuals interested residing in shanghai appreciating western culture. Hk"s economy, 1937- 1941 : absence of competition.
