The collective subjectivity of Chinese intellectuals and their café culture in republican ShanghaiFootnote¹

1. I am grateful for the insightful and generous comments of the two anonymous reviewers of Inter‐Asia Cultural Studies, and my thanks also go to my two very helpful research assistants Kwok Sze‐wing and Wong Qiong. Mistakes and unwise analysis are, of course, mine.

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