The worlds of Victor Sassoon Bombay, London, Shanghai, 1918-1941 / Rosemary Wakeman.
| Author/creator | Wakeman, Rosemary |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2024. |
| Description | 249 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | illustrations |
| Contents | The fortunes of empire -- Bombay, wonder of the world -- Bombay, global helm -- London, magnet of the world -- London, capital of finance -- Enigmatic Shanghai -- Global Shanghai -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract | "In this book, historian Rosemary Wakeman brings to life the frenzied, crowded streets, markets, ports, and banks of Bombay, London, and Shanghai, cities that, in the early twentieth century, were at the forefront of the sweeping changes taking the world by storm as it entered an era of globalized commerce and the unprecedented circulation of goods, people, and ideas. Wakeman explores these cities and the world they helped transform through the life of Victor Sassoon, who in 1924 gained control of his powerful family's trading and banking empire. She tracks his movements between these three cities as he grows his family's fortune and transforms its holdings into a global juggernaut. Using his life as its point of entry, this book paints a broad portrait not just of wealth, cosmopolitanism, and leisure, but also of the discrimination, exploitation, and violence wrought by a world increasingly driven by the demands of capital"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-244) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023052292 |
| ISBN | 9780226834184 cloth |
| ISBN | ebook |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |