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The bitter sea : coming of age in a China before Mao /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Li, Charles N., 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Li, Charles N., > 1940-
Linguists > United States > Biography.
China > History > 1949-1976.
Table of Contents:
  • Nanjing, 1944-1945
  • The mansion
  • The slum
  • Shanghai, 1946-1950
  • The metropolis
  • The fall of Shanghai
  • Hong Kong, 1950-1957
  • Fathers and sons
  • Blind ambition
  • Teen years in Hong Kong
  • A hidden agenda
  • Guangzhou, communist China, 1957-1958
  • The reform school
  • A rude awakening
  • Hong Kong, 1958-1961
  • Vulgar materialism.