Book Description
A collection of memoirs from more than fifty zhiqings or young Chinese who suffered under the reign of Mao Zedong during the 1960s and 1970s.
Author : Ou Nianzhong
Publisher : Merwinasia
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,90 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781937385675
A collection of memoirs from more than fifty zhiqings or young Chinese who suffered under the reign of Mao Zedong during the 1960s and 1970s.
Author : Xun Zhou
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 49,23 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0300184042
A powerful account of China’s Great Famine as told through the voices of those who survived it
Author : Shuyun Sun
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 19,91 MB
Release : 2006
Category : China
ISBN : 0385520247
Recounts the events of China's Long March, describing the odyssey of thousands of Chinese Communists from their bases to the remote north of China and discussing stories behind the March, including ruthless purges, hunger and disease, and mistreatment ofwomen.
Author : Richard Loseby
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 23,81 MB
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1775491250
The incredible story of the search for one of Mao's lost children, set against the extraordinary backdrop of modern China. 'A son is very important in Chinese society,' he had said. 'To lose one is careless. The ancestors would be angry.' Intrigued by stories of a son given away by Mao and his then-wife during the Long March, and mystified by the ‘official' explanation of the boy's fate (Whereabouts unknown - No further information available), Richard Loseby sets out alone across China in search of answers. Tracing Mao's own revolutionary journey, the author encounters the extraordinary realities of a new revolution, one that is transforming an ancient culture into a modern economic powerhouse. At the heart of the journey is the hunt for an elusive truth about a brutal and traumatic time in the nation's still raw history. Who was that abandoned boy? Might he still be alive? Would he even want to be found? The result is an amazing traveller's tale – revealing, poignant, funny, sad and unexpected at every turn. A Boy of China takes the reader on an unforgettable journey that is at once intimate and epic.
Author : Philip P. Pan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 37,31 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1416537058
An inside analysis of modern cultural and political upheavals in China by a fluent Beijing correspondent describes the power struggles currently taking place between the party elite and supporters of democracy, the outcome of which the author predicts will significantly affect China's rise to a world super-power. 125,000 first printing.
Author : Bin Xu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108945295
In the 1960s and 1970s, around 17 million Chinese youths were mobilized or forced by the state to migrate to rural villages and China's frontiers. Bin Xu tells the story of how this 'sent-down' generation have come to terms with their difficult past. Exploring representations of memory including personal life stories, literature, museum exhibits, and acts of commemoration, he argues that these representations are defined by a struggle to reconcile worthiness with the political upheavals of the Mao years. These memories, however, are used by the state to construct an official narrative that weaves this generation's experiences into an upbeat story of the 'China dream'. This marginalizes those still suffering and obscures voices of self-reflection on their moral-political responsibility for their actions. Xu provides careful analysis of this generation of 'Chairman Mao's children', caught between the political and the personal, past and present, nostalgia and regret, and pride and trauma.
Author : Xun Zhou
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 23,9 MB
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0300175183
Drawing on previously closed archives that have since been made inaccessible again, this volume contains the most crucial primary documents concerning the fate of the Chinese peasantry between 1957 and 1962, covering everything from cannibalism and selective killing to mass murder.
Author : Mary Li
Publisher : Random House Australia
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 26,48 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Ballerinas
ISBN : 1761041916
I can vividly remember the last steps of the last ballet, walking off the stage led by a mother and knowing the decision I had to make. That was my last dance. Mary Li (nee McKendry) is an international ballet star and a mother like no other. She became a household name when her husband Li Cunxin published his bestselling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer - but that book told only half the story. Growing up in a rambunctious family in Rockhampton, Mary discovered an extraordinary early passion for ballet. It saw her move to London at age sixteen, to study at the Royal Ballet School and dance at the London Festival Ballet with the likes of Nureyev, and later to Houston Ballet, where as Principal Dancer she fell in love with the acclaimed Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin. The couple became the darlings of the dance world, and were happier than they could have imagined at the arrival of their firstborn daughter, Sophie. Then right at the height of her international career, Mary seemingly disappeared from view, leaving the fans aghast. What could have happened to cause a woman so committed, so talented, to give it all away in a heartbeat? Now, almost twenty years on, fans finally get their answer about what happened next to this inspiring family, and learn why it is Mary's turn to tell a truly remarkable tale. This is a powerful and uplifting memoir about chasing an impossible dream, and sacrificing one's own ambition for the love of a child. It is a moving and unforgettable story of passion, dedication and devotion - and the highly anticipated sequel to one of the world's most beloved books.
Author : Mao Tse-tung
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 23,5 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0486119572
The first documented, systematic study of a truly revolutionary subject, this 1937 text remains the definitive guide to guerrilla warfare. It concisely explains unorthodox strategies that transform disadvantages into benefits.
Author : Anita Chan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,86 MB
Release : 1985-06-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1349073172