Shanghai : Collision Point of Cultures 1918 / 1939.

Sergeant, Harriet. [jacket design, Peter A. Davis; jacket illustration, Zhang Tielin; photographs, Lucille Briance, William Hayter, George Stewart, Lady Chancellor, Lady Keswick, John Hillelson, Tony Rayns; reproduced artwork of Emma Bormann)

ISBN 10: 0517570254 / ISBN 13: 9780517570258

Published by New York : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990., 1990

About this Item

371 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ;LCCN: 90-25079 ; red and green cloth in gold lettering, in pictorial jacket ; "Traces the history of the Chinese city of Shanghai between the two world wars, examining the rich social, political, and cultural complexities of the city during the period." ; FINE / FINE. Seller Inventory # 2533

Bibliographic Details

Title: Shanghai : Collision Point of Cultures 1918 ...

Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990.

Publication Date: 1990

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

Traces the history of the Chinese city of Shanghai between the two world wars, examining the rich social, political, and cultural complexities of the city during the period.

Review:

This portrait of the city will captivate you with its vivacity and Shanghai you with its sureness of touch (Mail on Sunday)

A vivid portrait of Shanghai in its prime (J. G. Ballard)