Author: MICHAEL J.. MOSER, MICHAEL J. MOSER, YEONE WEI-CHIH MOSER
Title: Foreigners Within the Gates
Description: Oxford University Press, 1993. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 158. In a corner of the Forbidden City, the Legation Quarter was a self-governing community of foreign diplomats and traders who coexisted with, but lived apart from, the people of Peking. Illustrated throughout, this book traces the history of the Quarter from its foundation in the late nineteenthcentury to its present, half-abandoned, largely dilapidated state. It also recalls the Western shops, postal service, banks, and luxurious residences that gave the Quarter its unique atmosphere. ISBN: 9780195857023. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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