Tushy Jia Lissa Entanglements Part 2 1911 (FULL · 2027)

Part II is set precisely at the moment when revolutionary fervor peaks in Shanghai’s French Concession, a space that physically embodies the “entanglement” of colonial, commercial, and indigenous forces. The narrative’s geography—shifting from the narrow alleys of the Old City to the bustling, glass‑fronted department stores of the concession—mirrors the ideological cross‑currents that the protagonists navigate. By anchoring its story in 1911, the novella exploits a moment when the body itself becomes a contested terrain: soldiers march with rifles, activists stage sit‑ins, and women’s dress reforms—most notably the abandonment of foot‑binding—symbolize a literal loosening of bodily control (Ebrey 1991).

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