| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 455 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"First published in the United Kingdom by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Map: Shanghai, 1935 -- Prologue: Zhujiajiao Water Town, Shanghai Municipality, March 28, 2014 -- Part 1 -- Shanghai, January 28, 1932 -- Where China Meets the World -- The Sassoon Gamble -- Part 2 -- St. Louis, 27 May 1916 -- The Flapper's Progress -- Shanghai Grand -- Mickey Checks In -- On the Shanghai Beat -- Part 3 -- Shanghai, April 12, 1935 -- Cathay and the Muse -- The Fantastic Mr. Pan -- Cosmopolis-on-the-Whangpoo -- Part 4 -- Shanghai, November 3, 1936 -- The Rise of the Dwarf Bandits -- Sweetie Pie Goes to Nanking -- Part 5 -- Shanghai, August 14, 1937 -- After Saturday -- The Solitary Island -- Waking from the Doze -- Part 6 -- Shanghai, August 1, 1941 -- The Last Light in a Dark World -- Check-Out Time -- Settling the Bill -- Epilogue. |
| Subject |
Shanghai (China) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Shanghai (China) -- Biography.
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Hahn, Emily, 1905-1997 -- Travel -- China -- Shanghai.
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Hahn, Emily, 1905-1997 -- Relations with men.
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Americans -- China -- Shanghai -- Biography.
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Adventure and adventurers -- China -- Shanghai -- Biography.
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Noncitizens -- China -- Shanghai -- Biography.
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Sassoon, Elias Victor, 1881-1961 -- Friends and associates.
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Cathay Hotel (Shanghai, China) -- History.
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Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Social aspects -- China -- Shanghai.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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Travel writing.
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| ISBN |
9781250049711 (hardcover) : $28.99 |
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1250049717 (hardcover) |
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