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Meyer, Maisie J.
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Jews -- China -- Shanghai -- Biography.
Jews -- China -- History.
Jewish diaspora.
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Meyer, Maisie J.
Jews -- China -- Shanghai -- Biography.
Jews -- China -- History.
Jewish diaspora.
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Shanghai's Baghdadi
Jews
: a collection of biographical reflections / Maisie J. Meyer.
by
Meyer, Maisie J.
Blacksmith Books, 2015.
Call #:
909.04924 M613s
Subjects
Jews
--
China
--
Shanghai
--
Biography.
Jews
--
China
--
History
.
Jewish diaspora.
ISBN:
9789881376428 (pbk.)
Description:
479 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-476) and index.
Summary:
"A compilation of 26 biographical accounts from the entire spectrum of Shanghai's Baghdadi Jewish society offers fresh insights into a remarkable community that lived through the crossroads of
China
's 20th-century
history
. Using previously unseen diaries and archival material, Shanghai's Baghdadi
Jews
documents the rise and fall of larger-than-life personalities who witnessed the Sino-Japanese War, the Occupation of Shanghai and the Communist Party's rise to power. Photographs illustrate the life and times of these individuals and the magnificent, cosmopolitan city they called home. Dr. Maisie J. Meyer was born in Calcutta, India, and hails from a Baghdadi Jewish family. She has a PhD from the London School of Economics and has traveled the world to lecture on Baghdadi
Jews
in the eastern Diaspora. She lives in London, England"--Provided by publisher.
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