by Marcia R. Ristaino (Author)
The Jacquinot Zone, in Shanghai, is the first example in history of a successful safe zone that provided protection and security to half a million Chinese refugees living in a battle zone during wartime.
Author Biography
Marcia R. Ristaino is a Research Associate at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, consultant to the U.S./China Policy Foundation, and formerly a Senior China Specialist at the Library of Congress. She is the author of China's Art of Revolution: The Mobilization of Discount (1989) and Port of Last Resort: The Diaspora Communities of Shanghai (Stanford, 2001).
Number of Pages: 224
Dimensions: 0.78 x 9.06 x 6.43 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: February 13, 2008