People of Taihang - An Anthology of Family Histories

The Taihang Mountains lay on the border between Shansi and Hopei in China and originally published in 1972, this edited anthology collates family histories as told by the people who lived there. This title will be of interest to students of Asian studies and Anthropology.

List of contents

Introduction; Foreword; 1. A Home Given by Chairman Mao 2. The Tragedy of the People of "Lucky Star Locust" 3. The Story of Selling Oneself 4. Land 5. A Cave with Two Entrances 6. The Wheelbarrow 7. A Funeral for a Dog 8. The Fight 9. Yu-huang Temple in a Blizzard 10. Under the Iron Hoof of Japanese Imperialism 11. The "Millstone" Shoes 12. A Woman Farmhand 13. The Poor People’s Cave 14. Revolutionary Mother Pao Lien-Tzu 15. A Shepherd Becomes a College Professor 16. A Poor Blacksmith becomes Master of the Country 17. An Honorable Family of Miners

About the author

Sidney Greenblatt

Summary

The Taihang Mountains lay on the border between Shansi and Hopei in China and originally published in 1972, this edited anthology collates family histories as told by the people who lived there. This title will be of interest to students of Asian studies and Anthropology.

Product details

• Authors: Sidney Greenblatt, Sidney L. Greenblatt
• Assisted by: Sidney Greenblatt (Editor), Sidney L Greenblatt (Editor), Sidney L. Greenblatt (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138644403
• ISBN: 978-1-138-64440-3
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)