Policing the Shanghai International Settlement, 1894-1945 (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

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These files represent a large portion of the archives of the British-run municipal police force based in Shanghai’s former International Settlement. The Special Branch of the Shanghai Municipal Police was charged with providing an orderly environment for Shanghai’s foreign trade and commerce. This branch’s prime responsibilities were collecting intelligence on political demonstrations, strikes, labor and social unrest, foreign and domestic subversive activities, and areas of dispute between the International Settlement and the Chinese government. Many files are organized around a particular topic and contain different kinds of source material.


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