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Old Shanghai and the clash of revolution
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Old Shanghai and the clash of revolution [electronic resource] / X.L. Woo.
ISBN
9780875869964 (soft cover : alkaline paper)
9780875869971 (hard cover : alkaline paper)
9780875869988 (e-book)
Published
New York : Algora Pub., 2013.
Physical Description
x, 206 p.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 30, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Childhood of Genghua in a capitalist family
Life little Genghua remembered under Japanese occupation
How Chinese people keep their festivals before 1949
Life of Wu family before Communist Party takes over Shanghai
The first two political movements have no effect on Wu family
How capitalists get first financial blow & how Genghua fares in middle school
Genghua's friend returns to Germany & capitalists get second financial blow
Anti-rightist movement has little effect on Wu family
The great leap-forward & steel-making movement
Genghua learns English from some old scholars & makes new friends
Tours in West-Suburb Park & to Suzhou City
Genghua makes more friends & Mrs. Wu's afraid to bribe the policeman
Capitalists get final financial blow in Cultural Revolution
Rebels seize power of local governments & armed fights begin the nation over
How Wu family fares in later period of Cultural Revolution
Wu family seeks help for permits to Hong Kong & Lin Biao dies
Genghua starts to translate classics & Cultural Revolution ends
Genghua gets jobs & shows his talent in English teaching
Genghua's friend Bai helps to get permits for his mother and brother to go to Hong Kong
Genghua gets married
How Genghua and his wife live and work
Genghua publishes his first book & has a daughter
Genghua and his family go to the United States.
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