Echoes of Harbin
Reflections on Space and Time of a Vanished Community in Manchuria
Echoes of Harbin
Reflections on Space and Time of a Vanished Community in Manchuria
Description
Echoes of Harbin: Reflections on Space and Time of a Vanished Community in Manchuria deals with Harbin, a Chinese city that was established by Russians in 1898 and was a home for 38 different national ethnic communities for more than 60 years. Among the communities, and second in size, was the Jewish community. This book exposes several areas that have contributed to the Jewish experience in China, particularly in Harbin, and paints a revealing picture of what a Jewish community in an alien land was and how it functioned in a space that was shared with other communities. While it starts with a unique space called Manchuria that had its mark on the town of Harbin, it uncovers the active and productive life of a community that wished for a haven but found unrest and hostilities and had to look for it elsewhere.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Space and Time
Part Two – Little Big Boxes
Chapter 2. Streets
Chapter 3. Buildings
Chapter 4. The Harbin Censuses: Population – Employment – Politics and Manipulation
Part Three - Journeys
Chapter 5. Chronology of Jewish Life in Harbin 1898-1985
Chapter 6. Jewish Culture in Harbin
Chapter 7. The Synagogues
Chapter 8. Music, Theatre, Arts, Literature, and Films
Chapter 9. A Quest for a Peaceful Resting Place
Chapter 10. Harbin’s Underworld
Chapter 11. Neighbors
Product details
| Published | Mar 06 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 480 |
| ISBN | 9781666916911 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 19 Colour Photos, 7 Tables |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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