霓虹灯外：20世纪初日常生活中的上海

by Hanchao Lu, 卢汉超, 段炼 (Translator)

《霓虹灯外》是一部系统研究近代上海市井生活的著作，在城市史、上海史、社会生活史等领域有着无法回避的地位。第一部 “寻求都市梦”梳理了近代上海城市发展转变的过程，分析了民国时期上海各社会阶层的社会地位和经济层次，并以人力车夫为例，描摹了移民群体在当时的生存状态。在第二、三部 “立锥之地”和“上海屋檐下”，卢汉超以细致的笔触再现了上海棚户区及石库门里弄的生活场景，对上海中下阶层市民的居住空间和日常生活进行了深入的叙述和细致的描摹，为我们展现了一幅近代上海市井生活的“清明上河图”，全方位体现了传统力量在市民日常生活中的非凡韧性。

Genres: History, China, Nonfiction, Urban, Asia

346 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 1999

Reviews

[Miaomiao Li · Rating 5 out of 5]

“传统一直是顽强的，因为它既不根植于中国的上层建筑，也不根植于西方所传入的外来文化，而是根植于人们的日常生活中。”
讲石库门中的居民的几章尤其有意思，特别有生活气息，有点想到了自己小时候在镇上生活的场景～2022年上海疫情封校期间读完，就是很想出去来一个citywalk🥲

[Casey Liu · Rating 5 out of 5]

I took Modern China with professor Lu last semester. This book was a requirement for the final exam, but I fount this book to be interesting to read, especially if you are interested in knowing how people live. If you know the author personally, you would like the book even more. While I was reading this book, I could image exactly how professor Lu would move his hand and make those jokes, and I really liked professor Lu's class. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in Chinese history.