Old Shanghai and the clash of revolution / X.L. Woo.
by
Woo, X. L.
ISBN
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9780875869988
9780875869964
9780875869971
Title
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Old Shanghai and the clash of revolution / X.L. Woo.
Author
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Woo, X. L.
Personal Author
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Woo, X. L.
Publication Information
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New York : Algora Pub., 2013.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (x, 206 pages)
Contents
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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.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Personal Subject
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Woo, X. L.
Woo, X. L.-Family.
Woo, X. L. (OCoLC)fst01937134
Subject Term
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Revolutions -- Social aspects -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century.
English teachers -- China -- Shanghai -- Biography.
Authors, Chinese -- Biography.
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
Authors, Chinese. (OCoLC)fst00821889
English teachers. (OCoLC)fst00912393
Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
Immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00967712
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
Revolutions -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01096760
Geographic Term
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Shanghai (China) -- Biography.
Shanghai (China) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
China -- History -- 1949-1976 -- Biography.
China -- History -- 1976-2002 -- Biography.
China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
China -- Shanghai. (OCoLC)fst01205418
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2013
Publication Information
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New York : Algora Pub., 2013.
Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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951.13205092 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |