Book Talk at Italian Chamber of Commerce in China

April 18, 2014 Andrew Field

Dear All,
The SPWG with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China invites you to our next meeting on April 23th at 18:00 in Shanghai. Our guests Mr. Andrew David Field (Associate Dean at Hult International Business School) will present Shanghai Metropolis - from history to the future and his new book Mu Shiying: China’s Lost Modernist

Every month, million people move from tha past to the future. Pouring into developing-world "instant cities" like Shanghai and Shenzhen, these urban newcomers confront a modern world cobbled together from fragments of a West they have never seen. Do these fantastical boomtowns, where blueprints spring to life overnight on virgin land, represent the dawning of a brave new world? Or is their vaunted newness a mirage?

Join Shanghai historian Andrew David Field for a celebration of his new book, Mu Shiying: China’s Lost Modernist. He will discuss Mu’s life and times and why his writings are still relevant and applicable to China today. He will also read passages from Mu’s short stories, including “Shanghai Fox-trot” and “Craven A”.

Please confirm your attendance by email in advance

Agenda of the meeting:

18:00 – 18:05 Welcome
18:05 – 18:15 Presentation of SPWG (L. Riccardi)
18.15 – 19.15 Shanghai Metropolis - Mu Shiying (A. Field)
19.15 – 19.30 Q&A

Address: 上海市黄浦区中山南路28号久事大厦附楼（近东门路）
5th Floor, Fesco-Adecco Building, No. 28 South ZhongShan Road, Shanghai 200010, P.R.C.