The Fall of Shanghai : The Splendor and Squalor of the Imperial City of Trade, and the 1949 Revolution That Swept an Era Away

Barber, Noel

ISBN 10: 0698109961 / ISBN 13: 9780698109964

Published by Coward, McMann & Geoghegan, New York:, 1979

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New York:: Coward, McMann & Geoghegan , 1979. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. No chips. No tears. NOT price clipped (10.95). Pages are fresh and clean but for previous owner's name on front endpaper. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 4 maps and 8 pages of photos. Endpapers show a panoramic view of the Shanghai waterfront. True story of the 1949 Communist takeover of China's greatest city. Chronology. Bibliographical references. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "The takeover, when it came, was quick, as expected. But the crushing strictness that followed was jolting. 'On May 24,' wrote one diarist, 'you could bribe everyone in Shanghai. On May 26 you could bribe no one - for perhaps the first time in a hundred years.'" Bound in the original blue cloth. . First American Edition (so stated). Hard Cover. Very Good+ condition./Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo. 248pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fall of Shanghai : The Splendor and Squalor of the Imperial City of Trade, and the 1949 Revolution That Swept an Era Away
• Publisher: Coward, McMann & Geoghegan, New York:
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0698109961
• ISBN 13: 9780698109964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American Edition (so stated).
• Condition: Very Good+ condition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dust jacket.

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Synopsis

From the Dust Jacket: "The takeover, when it came, was quick, as expected. But the crushing strictness that followed was jolting. 'On May 24,' wrote one diarist, 'you could bribe everyone in Shanghai. On May 26 you could bribe no one - for perhaps the first time in a hundred years.'"