Port of Last Resort

Port of Last Resort
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 398
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ISBN-10 : 0804750238
ISBN-13 : 9780804750233
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Book Synopsis Port of Last Resort by : Marcia Reynders Ristaino

Download or read book Port of Last Resort written by Marcia Reynders Ristaino and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines two large and generally overlooked diaspora communities, one Jewish, the other Slavic, who found refuge in Shanghai during the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century.


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