| Description |
x, 206 p. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Woo, X. L.
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Woo, X. L. -- Family.
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Revolutions -- Social aspects -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century.
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English teachers -- China -- Shanghai -- Biography.
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Authors, Chinese -- Biography.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
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Shanghai (China) -- Biography.
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Shanghai (China) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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China -- History -- 1949-1976 -- Biography.
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China -- History -- 1976-2002 -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780875869964 (soft cover : alkaline paper) |
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9780875869971 (hard cover : alkaline paper) |
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9780875869988 (electronic bk.) |
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