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Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai
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3388584Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghaihttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/champions-day-the-end-of-old-shanghai-9780393635959/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2757533/650c2c63-ce41-4297-b7c0-cd65f7f4789f.jpg?v=638384412097830000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2755503/650c2c63-ce41-4297-b7c0-cd65f7f4789f.jpg?v=638384409518800000383532MXNW. W. Norton & CompanyInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>How a single day revealed the history and foreshadowed the future of Shanghai.</strong></p><p>It is November 12, 1941, and the world is at war. In Shanghai, just weeks before Pearl Harbor, thousands celebrate the birthday of Chinas founding father, Sun Yat-sen, in a new city center built to challenge European imperialism. Across town, crowds of Shanghai residents from all walks of life attend the funeral of Chinas wealthiest woman, the Chinese-French widow of a Baghdadi Jewish businessman whose death was symbolic of the passing of a generation that had seen Shanghais rise to global prominence. But it is the racetrack that attracts the largest crowd of all. At the center of the International Settlement, the heart of Western colonizationbut also of Chinese progressivism, art, commerce, cosmopolitanism, and celebrityChampions Day unfolds, drawing tens of thousands of Chinese spectators and Europeans alike to bet on the horses.</p><p>In a sharp and lively snapshot of the days events, James Carter recaptures the complex history of Old Shanghai. <em>Champions Day</em> is a kaleidoscopic portrait of city poised for revolution.</p>...3324734Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai383532https://www.gandhi.com.mx/champions-day-the-end-of-old-shanghai-9780393635959/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2757533/650c2c63-ce41-4297-b7c0-cd65f7f4789f.jpg?v=638384412097830000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2755503/650c2c63-ce41-4297-b7c0-cd65f7f4789f.jpg?v=638384409518800000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20209780393635959_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9780393635959_<p><strong>How a single day revealed the history and foreshadowed the future of Shanghai.</strong></p><p>It is November 12, 1941, and the world is at war. In Shanghai, just weeks before Pearl Harbor, thousands celebrate the birthday of Chinas founding father, Sun Yat-sen, in a new city center built to challenge European imperialism. Across town, crowds of Shanghai residents from all walks of life attend the funeral of Chinas wealthiest woman, the Chinese-French widow of a Baghdadi Jewish businessman whose death was symbolic of the passing of a generation that had seen Shanghais rise to global prominence. But it is the racetrack that attracts the largest crowd of all. At the center of the International Settlement, the heart of Western colonizationbut also of Chinese progressivism, art, commerce, cosmopolitanism, and celebrityChampions Day unfolds, drawing tens of thousands of Chinese spectators and Europeans alike to bet on the horses.</p><p>In a sharp and lively snapshot of the days events, James Carter recaptures the complex history of Old Shanghai. <em>Champions Day</em> is a kaleidoscopic portrait of city poised for revolution.</p>...9780393635959_W. W. Norton & Companylibro_electonico_5768734a-0abb-306d-9317-60b295a346f3_9780393635959;9780393635959_9780393635959James CarterInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/wwnorton-epub-71c5c246-d984-4755-9558-42b142014b73.epub2020-06-16T00:00:00+00:00W. W. Norton & Company