Hsieh Ping-Ying

Autobiography Of A Chinese Girl

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The emergence of the New Chinese Woman and the New China were inextricably linked in history as they are in this autobiography set in the revolutionary 1920's. The author's life was one of struggle. She fought against the tyranny of her mother in the home and an arranged marriage, against the warlords in the fields, and against the Kuomintang when they split with the Communists. Above all she fought against the Chinese traditions of valuing boys far above girls, and of consigning unmarried women to limbo. The romantic idealism of the revolution in its early days, the iniquities of the old family system it overthrew, the passionate friendships of the young girl soldiers, and the personal sacrifices involved in creating the new order are brought vividly to life in this touching and thought-provoking book. Written in the 'new realism' style of the period, this is an important work of its time and place, and a significant contribution to women's writing and history generally. The volume begins with a detailed account of the development of early revolutionary Chinese politics and literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780710310415
• ISBN-10: 0710310412
• Artikelnr.: 21995930

Autorenporträt

Hsieh Ping-Ying, Tsui Chi, Gordon Bottomley

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
Part 1 MY CHILDHOOD
Chapter 1 WHAT MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME
Chapter 2 MY FAMILY
Chapter 3 THE GOLDEN DAYS OF MY CHILDHOOD
Chapter 4 TEA-GIRLS AND SPINNING-MAIDENS
Chapter 5 MY FIRST SUFFERING
Chapter 6 THE VILLAGE PRIVATE SCHOOL
Chapter 7 MY UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
Part 2 MY SCHOOLDAYS
Chapter 8 MY FIRST SCHOOL
Chapter 9 MORE SCHOOLS AND MORE TROUBLES
Chapter 10 HEADMASTER GRANDMA
Chapter 11 MY FIRST LITERARY ATTEMPT
Chapter 12 PLATONIC LOVE
Chapter 13 A PUBLIC LOVE LETTER
Chapter 14 THE BEGINNING OF MY STRUGGLES
Chapter 15 MY FIRST LOVE
Part 3 MY ARMY LIFE
Chapter 16 JOINING THE ARMY
Chapter 17 COUNTRY GIRLS AND THE TRAIN
Chapter 18 EXPELLED AGAIN
Chapter 19 SERVING IN THE RANKS
Chapter 20 'DOWN WITH LOVE!'
Chapter 21 SOME POINTS ON DISCIPLINE
Chapter 22 SETTING OUT
Chapter 23 AN INCIDENT ON THE ROAD
Chapter 24 NIGHT MARCH
Chapter 25 DEMOBILISATION
Part 4 MY PRISON LIFE AT HOME
Chapter 26 MY HOME-COMING
Chapter 27 MY QUARREL WITH MY MOTHER
Chapter 28 CONFINED BY MY MOTHER
Chapter 29 MY PILGRIMAGE
Chapter 30 BAD NEWS
Chapter 31 SECRET MEETING
Chapter 32 MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE
Chapter 33 SECOND ATTEMPT
Chapter 34 THIRD ATTEMPT
Part 5 MY WANDERING LIFE
Chapter 35 IN PRISON
Chapter 36 OUT OF PRISON
Chapter 37 THE SCHOOLMISTRESS
Chapter 38 UNDER SUSPICION
Chapter 39 THE NIGHT OF TERROR
Chapter 40 MORE TERRORS
Chapter 41 DELIVERANCE