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A Danger Shared : A Journalist's Glimpses of a Continent at War
Overview
A Danger Shared: A Journalist's Glimpses of a Continent at War provides a searing visual history of wartime Asia as seen by foreign correspondent Melville Jacoby. In this meticulously curated collection of never-before-seen images, readers experience glamorous Macau soirées, visit Guangxi farms, and witness wartime Chongqing's wreckage and resilience. Along the way, Jacoby treats Filipino fishermen and Hanoi flower-sellers with the same care as the Soong Sisters, Chiang Kai-Shek, and other icons. Through scenes of everyday friendship, toil, and commerce alongside bombed classrooms, anxious refugees, and exhausted soldiers, A Danger Shared documents humanity's persistence at a cataclysmic historical moment.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9789887963998
- ISBN-10: 9887963992
- Publisher: Blacksmith Books
- Publish Date: April 2024
- Dimensions: 11.45 x 10.45 x 0.86 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3.69 pounds
- Page Count: 276
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