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Life and death in the garden : sex, drugs, cops, and robbers in wartime China / Kathryn Meyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meyer, Kathryn, 1947- author.
- Series:
- State and society in East Asia.
- State and Society in East Asia
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prostitution--China--Harbin Shi--History--20th century.
- Prostitution.
- Drug traffic--China--Harbin Shi--History--20th century.
- Drug traffic.
- Crime--China--Harbin Shi--History--20th century.
- Crime.
- Japan--Relations--China--History--20th century.
- Japan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (307 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland ; London, England : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This compelling book provides a rare glimpse into the heart of wartime China. Kathryn Meyer draws us into the perilous world of the Garden of Grand Vision, a ramshackle structure where a floating population of thousands found shelter-and despair. We follow the three Japanese police officers who were dispatched into the underworld of occupied China to investigate crime and vice in the Harbin slums while their military leaders dragged Japan deeper into the Pacific War. While following these policemen, the reader discovers a remarkable and unexpected view of World War II in East Asia that brings
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; A Word about Transliterations and Names; Maps; Prologue; Introduction; Ch01. In the Garden; Ch02. Ice City; Photospread 1; Ch03. Settlers; Ch04. Dirty Work; Photospread 2; Ch05. Contested Land; Ch06. Conflict; Photospread 3; Ch07. Manchukuo; Ch08. Control; Photospread 4; Ch09. Working Girls; Ch10. Harbin Vice; Photospread 5; Ch11. Harbin Vice; Ch12. The End of the Road; Ch13. Punishing the Police; Conclusion; Notes; Appendix A. Character List; Appendix B. Cursing; Appendix C. Flophouse Names and Franchise Owners; Appendix D. Currency
- Appendix E. Cost of Scavenged GoodsAppendix F. Smuggling CostsItem; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4422-2353-7
- OCLC:
- 891188099
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