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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
"Socialism is great!" "Socialism is great!" Lijia Zhang As China becomes disillusioned with "The Glorious Cause," so does factory-worker Lijia Zhang. OL12466457W
Fiction's family Fiction's family Ellen Widmer "Explores the writings of one western Zhejiang literary family whose works were emblematic of shifting attitudes towards women. Placing this family at the center of this study, the author illuminates… OL20020289W
Gender and change in Hong Kong Gender and change in Hong Kong Lee This sophisticated collection of essays provides an innovative analysis of gender relations at the nexus of globalization, Chinese patriarchy, and post-colonialism in Hong Kong. OL20925481W
Life and death in Shanghai Life and death in Shanghai Nien Cheng In August 1966 a group of Red Guards ransacked the home of Nien Cheng. Her background made her an obvious target for the fanatics of the Cultural Revolution: educated in London, the widow of an offic… OL2139457W
Red Scarf Girl Red Scarf Girl Ji-li Jiang An outstanding student and much admired leader of her class, Ji-Li Jiang was poised for a shining future in the Communist party until the Cultural Revolution of 1966. Told with simplicity, innocence … OL2632461W
Little sister Little sister Julie Checkoway In *Little Sister: Searching for the Shadow World of Chinese Women*, Julie Checkoway relives a year spent in a large, industrial, politically conservative Chinese city. She reveals the secret, tradit… OL3237669W
Zhongguo hao nü ren Zhongguo hao nü ren Xinran When I finished reading-I felt my soul had been altered' Amy TanFor eight groundbreaking years, Xinran presented a radio programme in China during which she invited women to call in and talk about th… OL6026235W