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245 10 a| China witness :b| voices from a silent generation /c| Xinran ; translated from Chinese by Nicky Harman, Julia Lovell and Esther Tyldesley.;

250 a| 1st U.S. ed.;

300 a| 434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, map ;c| 25 cm;

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500 a| "Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus, The Random House Group Limited, London, in 2008"--T.p. verso.;

500 a| Includes index.;

505 0 a| Yao Popo, or the Medicine Woman of Xingyi -- Two generations of the Lin family: the curse of a legend -- New discoveries in Xinjiang, the world's biggest prison -- On the road, interlude 1: interview with a north-western taxi driver -- Pioneers of China's oil: a distinguished husband and wife -- Acrobat: from counter-revolutionary's daughter to national medal winner -- On the road, interlude 2: talking to a Chinese colleague about Tibet, folk customs, tiger stoves and the Chinese Jews -- Tea houses and news singers: three thousand years of anecdotes and wonders -- Carrying on a craft tradition: the Qin Huai lantern-makers -- Across mountain and grassland: a witness to the Long March -- Savouring her blessings after trials and tribulations: the woman general born in America -- Interlude 3: love letters -- On the road, interlude 4: reflections between the lines -- The policeman: a cop who entered the police force as the People's Republic was founded -- The shoe-mender mother: 28 years spent out in all weathers -- On the road, interlude 5: a squall at the 4 May memorial -- Afterword: images of my motherland.;

520 a| An extraordinary work of oral history that illuminates the diverse ways in which the Chinese perceive and understand their own modern history.;

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China witness voices from a silent generation / Xinran ; translated from Chinese by Nicky Harman, Julia Lovell and Esther Tyldesley.

Author/creator	Xinran, 1958-
Format	Book
Edition	1st U.S. ed.
Publication Info	New York : Pantheon Books, ©2009.
Description	434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Subjects	China--Biography. China--History. --20th century.

Contents	Yao Popo, or the Medicine Woman of Xingyi -- Two generations of the Lin family: the curse of a legend -- New discoveries in Xinjiang, the world's biggest prison -- On the road, interlude 1: interview with a north-western taxi driver -- Pioneers of China's oil: a distinguished husband and wife -- Acrobat: from counter-revolutionary's daughter to national medal winner -- On the road, interlude 2: talking to a Chinese colleague about Tibet, folk customs, tiger stoves and the Chinese Jews -- Tea houses and news singers: three thousand years of anecdotes and wonders -- Carrying on a craft tradition: the Qin Huai lantern-makers -- Across mountain and grassland: a witness to the Long March -- Savouring her blessings after trials and tribulations: the woman general born in America -- Interlude 3: love letters -- On the road, interlude 4: reflections between the lines -- The policeman: a cop who entered the police force as the People's Republic was founded -- The shoe-mender mother: 28 years spent out in all weathers -- On the road, interlude 5: a squall at the 4 May memorial -- Afterword: images of my motherland.
Abstract	An extraordinary work of oral history that illuminates the diverse ways in which the Chinese perceive and understand their own modern history.
General note	"Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus, The Random House Group Limited, London, in 2008"--T.p. verso.
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	2008035840
ISBN	9780375425479
ISBN	0375425470

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