Friend of China - The Myth of Rewi Alley

This study is a radical and controversial analysis of the life and works of Rewi Alley utilizing both Chinese materials and previously unpublished materials from western sources. Rather than a biography as such, it is a revisionist history.

Sommario

1. Introduction2. A New Zealand Childhood3. Shanghailander4. The Humanitarian5. Rewi's School6. The 'Faustian Choice'7. Friend of China8. Peking's Man9. New Zealand's Asset10. Internationalist11. Epilogue

Info autore

Anne-Marie Brady

Riassunto

This study is a radical and controversial analysis of the life and works of Rewi Alley utilizing both Chinese materials and previously unpublished materials from western sources. Rather than a biography as such, it is a revisionist history.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anne-Marie Brady
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.10.2002
• EAN: 9780700714933
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1493-3
• Pagine: 224
• Peso: 498 g
• Serie: Chinese Worlds
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; China, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, Asian History, Biography: historical, political and military, Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship