Yichang municipality, Hubei province, China, early 1970s. High-school student Jingqiu is one of many educated urban youth sent to the countryside to be "re-educated" under a dictate from Chairman Mao. Jing's father is a political...
Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976)
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Author:Mi, Ai, Holmwood, AnnaSummary: -
Author:Roy, Zoë S.Summary:The Long March Home tells the story of three generations of women. Agnes, a young Canadian goes to China as a missionary, and falls in love with a Chinese medical student. Growing anti-western sentiment forces her to return...
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Author:Branigan, TaniaSummary:An indelible exploration of the invisible scar that runs through the heart of Chinese society and the souls of its citizens. "It is impossible to understand China today without understanding the Cultural Revolution," Tania...
- Author:Zhang, AngeSummary:
In 1966, Zhang was a teen in Beijing when Mao Zedong began the Cultural Revolution. Though he was the son of a "bad guy" (a famous writer), he became swept up in the revolution, until the violence and his father's arrest...
