The Shanghai Agents

The Soviet Plot to Start a Revolution in Interwar China

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Heather Salter uncovers a remarkable secret history of espionage and counterespionage, repression and resistance, corruption and courage, heartbreak and betrayal in Shanghai between the world wars. At the heart of this story lies the fate of Tatyana Moiseenko and Yakob Rudnik - known then only as Paul and Gertrud Ruegg - a couple arrested, tried, and imprisoned for running a clandestine communist spy ring. Against the backdrop of the battle between communism and anti-communism that would shape much of the twentieth century, this dramatic history provides a uniquely human perspective on the global volatility of the 1930s. Through Tatyana and Yakobs' eyes, Salter traces global police networks, MI6 in China, and the worldwide reach of the Comintern to shed light on the deep historical roots of antagonism between Russia, China, and the West.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-08-20
Mått:163 x 232 x 28 mm
Vikt:650 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:364
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009719056

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Heather Salter is Professor and Director of World History Programs at Northeastern University. She is the author of numerous books, including Martial Races and World War One in Southeast Asia.

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'A sweeping, high-stakes saga of spies and revolutionaries in the turmoil of 1930s East and Southeast Asia. The relentless quest by one man for the truth about his parents.' Helen Fry, author of The White Lady

Innehållsförteckning

Note on naming conventions; Cast of characters; Prologue; Introduction: Summer 1990; Part I. The Arrests: 1. Gu Shunzhang; 2. Joseph Ducroux; 3. Nguyen Ai Quoc; 4. 'Hilanoul'; 5. Madame Motte; 6. The many faces of Hilaire and Marie; 7. Jurisdiction; 8. Mr. and Mrs. Beuret; 9. The Prisoner Release Committee; 10. Introducing Paul and Gertrud Ruegg; Part II. The Agents and the Bureau: 11. Daughter of the revolution; 12. The self-made Bolshevik; 13. The Far Eastern Bureau; 14. From bad to better, and back again; Part III. The Rueggs on Trial: 15. The global left steps in; 16. The Shanghai Defense Committee, and the defense of Shanghai; 17. The Defense Committee vs. the Guomindang; 18. The Russian method; 19. Convicted; 20. What to do with the boy? 21. Hard times and disappointment; 22. Freedom; Epilogue; Notes; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Index.