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Decadent Shanghai's meteoric rise and precipitous fall.

If you're intrigued by cities that have lived many lives, "Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-1949" might just become your time machine. Stella Dong deftly brings to life a Shanghai you might never have imagined—one with opulence shadowed by darkness. It's a historical journey that reveals how this city became a symbol of transformation and excess, offering a vibrant and gritty portrait that captures your imagination.

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Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-1949

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ISBN: 9780060934811
Authors: Stella Dong
Publisher: Perennial
Date of Publication: 2001-05-22
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History
Related Topics: World History, Asia
Goodreads rating: 3.62
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Transformed from a swampland wilderness into a dazzling, modern-day Babylon, the Shanghai that predated Mao's cultural revolution was a city like no other, redolent with opium and underworld crime, booming with foreign trade, blessed with untold wealth and marred by abject squalor. Journalist Stella Dong captures all the exoticism, extremes, and excitement of this legendary city as if it were a larger-than-life character in a fantastic novel.
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Decadent Shanghai's meteoric rise and precipitous fall.

If you're intrigued by cities that have lived many lives, "Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-1949" might just become your time machine. Stella Dong deftly brings to life a Shanghai you might never have imagined—one with opulence shadowed by darkness. It's a historical journey that reveals how this city became a symbol of transformation and excess, offering a vibrant and gritty portrait that captures your imagination.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.