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A woman soldier's own story : the autobiography of Xie Bingying /
For the first time, a complete version of the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000) provides a fascinating portrayal of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradition amid the dramatic changes that shook China during the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Xie�...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Chino |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For the first time, a complete version of the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000) provides a fascinating portrayal of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradition amid the dramatic changes that shook China during the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Xie's attempts to become educated, her struggles to escape from an arranged marriage, and her success in tricking her way into military school reveal her persevering and unconventional character and hint at the prominence she was later to attain as an important figure in China's political culture. Though she was tor. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0231502745 9780231502740 0231122500 9780231122504 |