Shanghai's Dancing World

Shanghai's Dancing World
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Publisher : Chinese University Press
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9789629963736
ISBN-13 : 9629963736
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Book Synopsis Shanghai's Dancing World by : Andrew Field

Download or read book Shanghai's Dancing World written by Andrew Field and published by Chinese University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It was thanks to its cabarets that Old Shanghai was called the `Paris of the Orient.' No one has studied the rise and fall of those cabarets more extensively than Andrew Field. His book is packed with fascinating information and attests on every page to his understanding of Shanghai's history." LYNN PAN, author of Sons of the Yellow Emperor --


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