Sparrows, Bedbugs, and Body Shadows : : A Memoir / / Sheldon Lou.
Growing up in revolutionary China, Sheldon (Xicheng) Lou was among the millions forced to adopt the goals of Mao's new society. His captivating memoir, written against the backdrop of the early decades of the People's Republic, offers a rare and personal look at China's dream of a Com...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2005] ©2005 |
Year of Publication: | 2005 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Intersections: Asian and Pacific American Transcultural Studies ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1. Donkey Meat -- 2. Turtle in Steamer -- 3. Sparrows -- 4. Body Shadows -- 5. Fried Steel -- 6. Bedbugs -- 7. Grain Amplifier -- 8. Old Elm -- 9. Straw Hat -- 10. Wedding -- 11. Verdant City -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author |
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Summary: | Growing up in revolutionary China, Sheldon (Xicheng) Lou was among the millions forced to adopt the goals of Mao's new society. His captivating memoir, written against the backdrop of the early decades of the People's Republic, offers a rare and personal look at China's dream of a Communist paradise-from Mao's preposterous campaign to rid the country of sparrows to the communes and backyard steel-making of the Great Leap Forward to the madness of the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780824873974 9783110649772 9783110564143 9783110663259 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9780824873974 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sheldon Lou. |