China Witness Voices from a Silent Generation

Name: China Witness Voices from a Silent Generation
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ISBN: 9780307388537

ISBN-10: 0307388530

ISBN-13: 9780307388537

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Authors: Xinran

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List price: $20.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/20/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 5.21" wide x 7.94" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Map of China and the Journey


List of Illustrations


Glossary and Abbreviations


Introduction



Yao Popo, or the Medicine Woman of Xingyi



Two Generations of the Lin Family: The Curse of a Legend



New Discoveries in Xinjiang, the World's Biggest Prison


On the Road, Interlude 1: Interview with a North-Western Taxi Driver



Pioneers of China's Oil: A Distinguished Husband and Wife



Acrobat: From Counter-Revolutionary's Daughter to National Medal Winner


On the Road, Interlude 2: Talking to a Chinese Colleague about Tibet, Folk Customs, Tiger Stoves and the Chinese Jews



Tea Houses and News Singers: Three Thousand Years of Anecdotes and Wonders



Carrying on a Craft Tradition: The Qin Huai Lantern-Makers



Across Mountain and Grassland: A Witness to the Long March



Savouring Her Blessings after Trials and Tribulations: The Woman General Born in America


Interlude 3: Love Letters


On the Read, Interlude 4: Reflections Between the Lines



The Policeman: A Cop Who Entered the Police Force As the Peoples Republic Was Founded



The Shoe-Mender Mother: 28 Years Spent out in All Weathers


On the Road, Interlude 5: A Squall at the 4 May Memorial


Afterword: Images of My Motherland


Acknowledgements


Chinese Assistants: What China Witness Meant to Them


Index