Get A Last Look: Western Architecture In Old Shanghai Edited By Tess Johnston Readable In Paperback
Johnston is uniquely qualified to research and write on the Western presence in old China, She first came to Shanghai into work at the American Consulate General and in, after over thirty years in the diplomatic service, she retired and stayed on to research, write, and lecture.
She and her co author, Shanghai photographer Deke Erh Erh Dongqiang, have publishedbooks, including fifteen volumes on Western architecture and the expatriate experience in old China.
Tess is a native of Virginia and her academic back ground includes a M, A. from the University of Virginia, where she subsequently taught, She has lived abroad for than half a century, including seven in Germany both east and west, and thanin Asia, Tess Johnston is uniquely qualified to research and write on the Western presence in old China.
She first came to Shanghai into work at the American Consulate General and in, after over thirty years in the diplomatic service, she retired and
stayed on to research, write, and lecture.
She and her co author, Shanghai photographer Deke Erh Erh Dongqiang, have publishedbooks, including fifteen volumes on Western architecture and the expatriate experience in old China.
Tess is a native of Virginia and her academic back ground includes a M, A. from the University of Virginia, where she subsequently taught, She has lived abroad for than half a century, including seven in Germany both east and west, and thanin Asia, includingin Shanghai and seven in Vietnam.
Thanks to her extensive library of old books and historical documents, Tess also serves as a consultant on matters pertaining to the Western presence in old Shanghai.
She is also a valuable research resource for visiting scholars and former residents seeking to trace their Shanghai roots.
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