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A compilation of biographical accounts from Shanghai's Baghdadi Jewish society offers insights into a remarkable community that lived through the crossroads of China's 20th-century history. Using previously unseen archival material, Meyer documents the rise and fall of larger-than-life personalities who witnessed the Sino-Japanese War, the Occupation of Shanghai and the Communists' rise to power. Photographs illustrate the lives of these people and the magnificent, cosmopolitan city they called home.
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Shanghai's Baghdadi Jews, Irene Eber
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- Released
- 2016
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- Title
- Shanghai's Baghdadi Jews
- Subtitle
- A Collection of Biographical Reflections
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Irene Eber
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN10
- 9881376424
- ISBN13
- 9789881376428
- Series
- Rating
- 4.75 out of 5
- Description
- A compilation of biographical accounts from Shanghai's Baghdadi Jewish society offers insights into a remarkable community that lived through the crossroads of China's 20th-century history. Using previously unseen archival material, Meyer documents the rise and fall of larger-than-life personalities who witnessed the Sino-Japanese War, the Occupation of Shanghai and the Communists' rise to power. Photographs illustrate the lives of these people and the magnificent, cosmopolitan city they called home.