Race the Rising Sun - A Chinese University's Exodus During the Second World War

Informationen zum Autor Chiao-Min Hsieh, Jean Kan Hsieh Klappentext This book is about Zhejiang University, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China, which was forced to evacuate from the beautiful city of Hangzhou when the Japanese arrived in 1937. The events surrounding this exodus inland remain virtually unknown to the Western world. Zusammenfassung This book is about Zhejiang University! one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China! which was forced to evacuate from the beautiful city of Hangzhou when the Japanese arrived in 1937. The events surrounding this exodus inland remain virtually unknown to the Western world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Racing Ahead, The Time Before the War Chapter 2: The Japanese Invasion Chapter 3: The Desperate Migration of Zhejiang University Chapter 4: After the War Chapter 5: Conclusion Chapter 6: A Sample of Oustanding Faculty Members during the War of Resistance

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• Authors: Chiao-Min Hsieh, Chiao-Min/ Hsieh Hsieh, Jean Kan Hsieh, Hsieh Jean Kan
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2009
• EAN: 9780761841487
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-4148-7
• No. of pages: 198
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history