Lius of Shanghai

Name: Lius of Shanghai
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ISBN: 9780674072596

ISBN-10: 0674072596

ISBN-13: 9780674072596

Edition: 2013

Authors: Sherman Cochran, Andrew Hsieh

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From the Sino-Japanese War to the Communist Revolution, the onrushing narrative of modern China can drown out the stories of the people who lived it. Yet a remarkable cache of letters from one of China’s most prominent and influential families, the Lius of Shanghai, sheds new light on this tumultuous era. Sherman Cochran and Andrew Hsieh take us inside the Lius’ world to explore how the family laid the foundation for a business dynasty before the war and then confronted the challenges of war, civil unrest, and social upheaval.Cochran and Hsieh gained access to a rare collection containing a lifetime of letters exchanged by the patriarch, Liu Hongsheng, his wife, Ye Suzhen, and their twelve…

Book details

List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 4/22/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 472
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

Sherman Cochran is Hu Shih Professor of Chinese History at Cornell University.

Andrew Hsieh is Professor of Chinese History at Grinnell College.