Growing up in revolutionary China, Sheldon (Xicheng) Lou was among the millions forced to adopt the goals of Mao's new society. His captivating memoir, written against the backdrop of the early decades of the People's Republic, offers a rare and personal look at China's dream of a Communist paradise - from Mao's preposterous campaign to rid the country of sparrows to the communes and backyard steel-making of the Great Leap Forward to the madness of the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath.
| ISBN: | 9780824829032 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2005 |
| Author: | Sheldon Lou |
| Publisher: | University of Hawai'i Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 251 pages |
| Series: | Intersections : Asian and Pacific American Transcultural Studies |
| Genres: |
Autobiography: general Asian history History |
Growing up in revolutionary China, Sheldon (Xicheng) Lou was among the millions forced to adopt the goals of Mao's new society. His captivating memoir, written against the backdrop of the early decades of the People's Republic, offers a rare and personal look at China's dream of a Communist paradise - from Mao's preposterous campaign to rid the country of sparrows to the communes and backyard steel-making of the Great Leap Forward to the madness of the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath.
Sparrows, Bedbugs, and Body Shadows features in the following genres: Autobiography: general, Asian history, History
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Sparrows, Bedbugs, and Body Shadows was written by Sheldon Lou and published by University of Hawai'i Press
Sparrows, Bedbugs, and Body Shadows has 251 pages
Yes it is part of Intersections : Asian and Pacific American Transcultural Studies series