Champions day : the end of Old Shanghai
(Book)
Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., ©2020.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
951 CARTE
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951 CARTE
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., ©2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A triptych of a single day revealing the history and foreshadowing the future of a complex and cosmopolitan city in a world at war. November 12, 1941: war and revolution are in the air. At the Shanghai Race Club, the city's elite prepare to face off their best horses and most nimble jockeys in the annual Champions Day races. Across town and amid tight security, others celebrated the birth of Sun Yat-Sen in a new city center meant to challenge European imperialism. Thousands more Shanghai residents from all walks of life attended the funeral of China's wealthiest woman, the Chinese-French widow of a Baghdadi Jewish businessman. But the biggest crowd of all gathered at the track; no one knew it, but Champions Day heralded the end of a European Shanghai. Through this colorful snapshot of the day's events, the rich and complex history that led to them, and a cast of characters as diverse as the city itself, James Carter provides a kaleidoscopic portrait of a time and a place that still speaks to relations between China and the West today"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Champions' Stakes (Horse racing tournament : Shanghai, China) -- (1941 November 12)
Horse racing -- China -- Shanghai -- History.
Shanghai (China : International Settlement) -- History.
Shanghai (China) -- History -- 19th century.
Shanghai (China) -- History -- 20th century.
Shanghai (China) -- Race relations -- 20th century.
Shanghai Race Club (Shanghai, China)
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- China -- Shanghai.
World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Shanghai.
Horse racing -- China -- Shanghai -- History.
Shanghai (China : International Settlement) -- History.
Shanghai (China) -- History -- 19th century.
Shanghai (China) -- History -- 20th century.
Shanghai (China) -- Race relations -- 20th century.
Shanghai Race Club (Shanghai, China)
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- China -- Shanghai.
World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Shanghai.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Carter, J. (2020). Champions day: the end of Old Shanghai (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carter, James, 1969 January 17-. 2020. Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carter, James, 1969 January 17-. Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Carter, James. Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2020.
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