The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China

by Jonathan Kaufman

Book Overview

In vivid detail... examines the little-known history of two extraordinary dynasties.--The Boston Globe

Not just a brilliant, well-researched, and highly readable book about China's past, it also reveals the contingencies and ironic twists of fate in China's modern history.--LA Review of Books

An epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century China surged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735224439
• ISBN13: 9780735224438
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"