Jewish Wayfarers in Modern China

Jewish Wayfarers in Modern China
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780739169384
ISBN-13 : 0739169386
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Book Synopsis Jewish Wayfarers in Modern China by : Matthias Messmer

Download or read book Jewish Wayfarers in Modern China written by Matthias Messmer and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish Wayfarers in Modern China focuses on the many extraordinary contacts between East and West in China during the 20th century. Through a collection of short biographies situated in the context of Chinese and Western history, it offers a panoramic view of China as experienced by many different persons of Jewish origins during their sojourn in the Middle Kingdom. The book offers a journey across vast reaches of space and back through time. Our impressions of visits to China have often been biased by sensational journalism, Hollywood films and literary entertainment that have distorted the reality of this vast country. Jewish Wayfarers in Modern China offers the reality of life in twentieth century China through the carefully-researched biographies of a variety of typical and less typical Western visitors to the Middle Kingdom.


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