{"product_id":"champions-day-9780393635942","title":"Champions Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA triptych of a single day revealing the history and foreshadowing the future of a complex and cosmopolitan city in a world at war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With the eye of an unusually perceptive flâneur, in “Champions Day” [Carter] tells the story of Shanghai through its former racecourse (now part of the People’s Park). Mr. Carter is a wonderful guide for visitors in search of a long-gone city... Both books are cautionary tales about what happens, in Mr. Carter’s words, when the powerful exploit their environment, inviting war and revolution.\" -- The Economist\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eChampions Day\u003c\/em\u003e is based on an impressive trawl of the archives of old Shanghai. The details are plentiful and the overall narrative is clear. Carter's prose is punchy and his sense of Shanghai and pre-revolutionary China is keen.\" -- Mike Cormack - Literary Review","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402011091287,"sku":"9780393635942","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393635942.jpg?v=1730479131","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/champions-day-9780393635942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}