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Life and Death in Shanghai

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Description for Life and Death in Shanghai Paperback. A first-hand account of China's cultural revolution. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; HBTV; JPVR; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 372.

A first-hand account of China's cultural revolution.

Nien Cheng, an anglophile and fluent English-speaker who worked for Shell in Shanghai under Mao, was put under house arrest by Red Guards in 1966 and subsequently jailed. All attempts to make her confess to the charges of being a British spy failed; all efforts to indoctrinate her were met by a steadfast and fearless refusal to accept the terms offered by her interrogators. When she was released from prison she was told that her daughter had committed suicide. In fact Meiping had ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Flamingo
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006548614
SKU
V9780006548614
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Nien Cheng
During China’s Cultural Revolution, Nien Cheng, a fluent English speaker who worked for Shell in Shanghai, was accused of being a British spy and locked up in solitary confinement for six and a half years. When she was finally released – to face years of further harassment and intimidation – she learned that her daughter had been beaten to death ... Read more

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