Who’s Who in China – Containing the pictures and biographies of China's best known political, financial, business and professional leaders.
[CHINA WEEKLY REVIEW].

Who’s Who in China – Containing the pictures and biographies of China's best known political, financial, business and professional leaders.

AN INVALUABLE SCOURCE

Fourth updated edition. Numerous half-tone photographic portrait-illustrations. 8vo. Original cloth, minor wear and slight damage to back hinges, but overall still a very good copy. [vi], 512, 25(index)pp. Shanghai, China Weekly Review, 1931.

£700.00

“This edition of ‘Who’s Who in China’, the fourth to be issued since 1918, contains the biographical sketches of more than a thousand of the best known men and women of China. The Biographies were collected in various ways, by correspondents, obtained directly from the individuals themselves, or from personal friends.” (Preface). Published 20 years into the Republic of China, this volume records the lives of prominent Chinese in politics, finance, business, and the military, almost all of them illustrated with a photographic portrait. Starting with the deceased father of the Republic Sun Yat-sen, the book lists the extraordinary characters and strong individuals who shaped their country and its history. Rare in very good condition.

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Who’s Who in China – Containing the pictures and biographies of China's best known political, financial, business and professional leaders.
Who’s Who in China – Containing the pictures and biographies of China's best known political, financial, business and professional leaders.
Who’s Who in China – Containing the pictures and biographies of China's best known political, financial, business and professional leaders.
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