| The Early Arrival of Dreams: A Year in China Contributor(s): Mahoney, Rosemary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618035494 ISBN-13: 9780618035496 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: One year before the protests in Tiananmen Square, Rosemary Mahoney participated in a teaching exchange between Harvard and Hangzhou University. At Hangzhou she was able to overcome her students' usual rigidity and achieve a rare and intimate glimpse of their culture and their attitudes. This remarkable memoir captures both the dreams and the grim realities her Chinese students faced within the confines of an oppressive political regime. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 951.242 |
| LCCN: 2003267612 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.55" W x 8.52" (1.00 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
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Contributor Bio(s): Mahoney, Rosemary: - ROSEMARY MAHONEY is the author of Whoredom in Kimmage, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the New York Times Notable Book The Early Arrival of Dreams. The recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award, she lives in Rhode Island. |