This collection of Chinese photography contains over 350 vintage postcards from pre-communist China along with extensive historical background and commentary. Camel trains arriving at a city gate; the distinctive architecture of the Forbidden City; its pagodas; imperial buildings and temples; Manchu fashion; the Empress Dowager and the child emperor Puyi; street performers and foreign touristsmdash;all come to life again in this extraordinary collection of rare and vintage Chinese postcards. Old Beijing: Postcards from the Imperial City offers a unique look at a vanished China and its storied capital once known as Peking. Containing unique black-and-white and hand-tinted cards that span Chinese history from the last years of Imperial China to the Japanese invasion of 1937; it is a treasure trove for historians; collectors; Sinophiles and anyone fascinated by Chinese culture and people from times past.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Reading the play was okayBy DinkydorightIm glad I got the original version of this drama on paper to read. I dont know how much it helped me understand the play or rather the two movie versions. But "The Winslow Boy" in either version on film is really a great play. A courtroom drama without ever going into the courtroom ... also a wonderful insight into an historical event at a different level. My favorite is the Mamet film; BTW.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Justice Be DoneBy Jack GardnerGreat play and both movies. Entertaining on the issue of justice. Is it truly in the public interest to sacrifice individual rights on occasion in the name of public good? "Let right be done."1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I read the book to prepare for the Old Vics 2013 Broadway revival.By GrizzlyI liked the play itself; but I especially liked three editorial contributions: 1) a description of the real-life events from which the play derives; 2) a history of the various productions and adaptations of the play; and 3) a discussion of Rattigans place in English drama.