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  • af Derek Sandhaus
    183,95 kr.

    Old Peking was the cultural and political center of a nation in flux. This book provides a glimpse of that world with a mish-mash of photos, clippings and writings, bringing to life those far-off days.

  • af Derek Sandhaus
    208,95 kr.

    Pirates, plagues, pistols and poisons; with adventure of all varieties, the third instalment of the popular 'Tales' series is a rollicking journey into colonial Hong Kong. A collection of historical odds and ends - stories, quotations, cartoons, postcards and drawings - recount in thrilling detail how a 'barren rock' seemingly destined to fail rose to become one of the richest trading outposts in Asia.

  • - Experiences of a Civilian Prisoner-of-War in Shanghai & Beijing 1942-1945
    af Henry F. Pringle
    223,95 kr.

    In late 1941 the Japanese Imperial Army marched across Suzhou Creek to add Shanghai to its list of conquests, and the carefree days of Old Shanghai gave way to fear and uncertainty. Henry F. Pringle, a Britisher born in China, never imagined that helping fundraise for a local Red Cross organization would land him in one of the most notorious prisons of the 20th century. In this never-before-seen account, Pringle takes us inside the engine room of Imperial Japanese terror-Bridge House Prison-and the prison camps at Haiphong Road in Shanghai and Fengtai near Beijing, bringing to life the tragedy and courage he saw in humanity's darkest hour.

  • af Pat Patterson & Maurine Karns
    183,95 kr.

    Tael Lights, first published in 1936, is a guidebook to the seamier side of Shanghai in the mid-1930s, when it was at its most outrageous. The authors, two pretty dissolute foreigners living life to the fullest and working at least partially in a Whangpoo whiskey haze, stress the nightlife, particularly the sex and sin side of the city. Political correctness hardly enters into it.

  • af Graham Earnshaw
    208,95 kr.

    The old Shanghai was a rich and cosmopolitan mixture of East and West. This book provides a glimpse into that world with a mish-mash of photos, newspaper clippings, cartoons and writings to bring back to life those far-off days.

  • af George Morrison
    208,95 kr.

    Describing a journey across China to Burma, this vivid and precise account follows Australian-born foreign correspondent George Morrison on his travels beginning in 1894. A gripping adventure tale, this recollection offers an early foreign description of the Chinese interior.

  • af Carl Crow
    198,95 kr.

    Probably the best-selling book on doing business in China, amusing and well-informed. First published in 1937, the book explains the eternal truths about doing business in China.

  • - The 1934-35 Standard Guide Book
     
    208,95 kr.

    "Whoopee! Let's go places and do things!" So say the authors of All About Shanghai, the classic guidebook from the middle of the roaring 1930s. Written with first-hand authority and an enthusiasm that is truly infectious, the authors captured and bottled the madness, excitement, depravity and fast bucks of the greatest boomtown the world had ever seen. The book, originally intended as a guide for newcomers and visitors, is today a fascinating portrait of old Shanghai in its heyday, enjoying every minute of the ride.

  • af Nick Macfie
    183,95 kr.

    British journalist Hadley Arnold, based in Hong Kong, is employed by a mysterious American casting agentA" to help destroy the reputation of an actor tipped to become the next James Bond. With only his questionable ethics and worse instincts to guide him, his quest takes him from sleazy bars in Hong Kong to deadly beaches in Sri Lanka.

  • - Two Classics of Old China Coast Poetry
    af Shamus A'Rabbitt
    183,95 kr.

    The poet laureate of the China Treaty Ports, Shamus A'Rabbitt caused a sensation in the 1930s with his "Ballads" books, which mocked the world of foreigners in the Orient. His poetic portrayals were sharp, accurate and hilarious. With bouncy, limerickesque rhythms, razor-sharp satirical wit and a healthy distaste for hypocrisy and pretension, Shamus A'Rabbitt's work today gives the reader a perfect whirlwind tour of the world of Old China.

  • af Liliane Willens
    248,95 kr.

    Born in Shanghai to Russian Jewish parents who fled the Bolshevik Revolution, Liliane Willens is a "stateless" girl in the world's most cosmopolitan city. But when the Far East explodes in conflict, the family's uncertain status puts them at risk of being stranded, or worse. Stateless in Shanghai recounts Willens' life and trials in a China collapsing under the weight of foreign invaders and civil war.

  • af Aleko E. Lilius
    183,95 kr.

    It is 1930 and piracy is rampant on the South China seas. Murderous bands of cutthroats roam the Pearl River Delta and coastal shipping routes, an ever-present menace to the trade of Hong Kong and beyond. Globetrotting journalist Aleko E. Lilius sets out to infiltrate these mysterious pirate gangs, and eats, sleeps and of course sails with them, delivering a sensational, rollicking tale of adventure.

  • af Nenad Djordjevic
    169,77 kr.

    This directory is a landmark work of scholarship, uncovering an extraordinary amount of detail on the diverse foreign community of old Shanghai, from the 1840s

  • af Simon Fowler
    194,95 kr.

    Critic and China film historian Simon Fowler guides you through a century of Chinese filmmaking, from the silent era to present. This book is an authoritative list of the greatest Mainland Chinese movies, covering a wide range of genres

  • af Edmund Candler
    183,95 kr.

    December, 1903. A border dispute escalates amid rumours of a proposed secret alliance between Russia and the religious monarchy at Lhasa. British Colonel Francis Younghusband marches his Indian troops north with a battalion of coolies and special correspondent for The Daily Mail Edmund Candler in tow.

  • af Edmund Backhouse & J. O. P. Bland
    255,95 kr.

    One of the most popular and controversial Chinese history books ever written, China under the Empress Dowager is also one of the best. Authors Bland and Backhouse take you inside the Forbidden City during the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi (1861-1908), a world of power-thirsty eunuchs, concubines and Mandarins, intrigue, bitter antagonism and ruthless reprisals. The book was unique for its time in its use of sometime controversial Chinese source materials. As entertaining as it is enlightening, the book that presaged the fall of the Qing dynasty is as readable today as it ever was.

  • - Using Ancient Chinese Philosophy to Survive and Prosper in Times of Crisis
    af Ansgar Gerstner
    183,95 kr.

    Discover the ancient wisdom of Chinese Tao and how it applies to modern business with this fresh, uncomplicated guide. German Tao expert Ansgar Gerstner explains how to make use of the timeless principles of the Tao Te Ching, providing a unique insight to the challenges of contemporary business and the forces of human nature that underpin them.

  • - Asian Travel Stories from a Restless Writer
    af Garry Marchant
    193,95 kr.

    A well-seasoned traveler with a taste for the exotic, Garry Marchant writes of more than thirty years of jaunts around Asia, tales that amuse and delight. Armed with a journalist's insatiable curiosity and a fluid pen, he brings a fresh and often hilarious perspective on lesser-known points East.

  • af G. Yvonne Kendall
    208,95 kr.

    Unexpectedly in 1958, an irreverent British journalist and Australian cartoonist duo were granted visas to visit Communist China at its most closed and inscrutable. They went, the saw, and they produced one of a picture of China at a key moment in its history, still feeding off the exhilaration of the creation of ""People's China"" in 1949, and full of optimism and blind idealism.