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Four Sisters of Hofei

Four Sisters of Hofei

Ann-ping Chin

Examines a century of change in Chinese culture and in women's lives, through the stories of four sisters born between 1907 and 1914. This book shapes the story of one family into a riveting chronicle that provides a unique insight into the old China and its transition into the new. It illustrates the complex history of a complex culture.
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Through the stories of four sisters born between 1907 and 1914, a renowned historian examines a century of change in Chinese culture and in women's lives. Now in their late eighties and early nineties, the four Chang sisters lived through a century of historic change in China. In this extraordinary work, assembled with the benefit of letters, diaries, family histories, poetry, journals and interviews, Annping Chin shapes the story of one family into a riveting chronicle that provides a unique insight into the old China and its transition into the new. From prosperity to persecution, from foreign wars to Cultural Revolution, "Four Sisters of Hofei" is an intensely personal and sweeping story that illustrates the complex history of a complex culture.

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Title - Four Sisters of Hofei

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Author - Ann-ping Chin

ISBN 13 - 9780747561880

Imprint - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Publisher - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Date Published - 05/01/2004

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 129 x 198 x mm

Weight - 270 g

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