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Shanghais Baghdadi Jews
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A compilation of 26 biographical accounts from the entire spectrum of Shanghai's Baghdadi Jewish society offers fresh insights into a remarkable community that lived through the crossroads of China's 20th-century history. Using previously unseen diaries and archival material, Shanghai's Baghdadi Jews documents the rise and fall of larger-than-life personalities who witnessed the Sino-Japanese War, the Occupation of Shanghai and the Communist Party's rise to power. Photographs illustrate the life and times of these individuals and the magnificent, cosmopolitan city they called home.
Dr. Maisie Meyer was born in Calcutta, India, and hails from a Baghdadi Jewish family. She has a PhD from the London School of Economics and has travelled the world to lecture on Baghdadi Jews in the eastern Diaspora. Her previous books include From the Rivers of Babylon to the Whangpoo: A Century of Sephardi Jewish Life in Shanghai. More information can be found at www.mjmeyer.org.uk.
- ISBN-13
- 9789881376428
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books
- Imprint
- Blacksmith Books (HK)
- Publication date
- 15 July 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 480
- Dimensions
- 210 x 210 mm
- Illustrations
- 50 b/w photos
- Language
- English
