Midnight in Peking how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China
Historian and China expert Paul French uncovers the truth behind the notorious murder of Pamela Werner, and offers a rare glimpse of the last days of colonial Peking.
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c2012.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Midnight in Peking : |b how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China / |c Paul French. |
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| 300 | |a 260 p. : |b ill. (some col.) ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The approaching storm -- The body at the Fox Tower -- The police of Peking -- Wild dogs and diplomats -- The investigation -- Pamela -- An old China hand -- Armour factory alley -- Cocktail hour at the Wagons Lits -- Into the Badlands -- Of rats and men -- Under Peking earth -- A respectable man of influence -- Radical chic -- The element of fire -- The rising sun that chills -- Journey to the underworld -- Chuanpan Hutong -- The hunters -- Invitation to a party -- The wound that wouldn't heal -- The writing of midnight in Peking -- Acknowledgments -- Sources. | |
| 520 | |a Historian and China expert Paul French uncovers the truth behind the notorious murder of Pamela Werner, and offers a rare glimpse of the last days of colonial Peking. | ||
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