Under red skies : three generations of life, loss, and hope in China

Kan, Karoline 1989- (author.).

Summary: "An examination of the generational bonds and divisions of the Kan family and the panoramic effects of China's changing societal norms and fast-growing economy, where some succeed and others are destined to fail."--

Item details

ISBN: 9780316412049
ISBN: 031641204X
Physical Description: print
xv, 304 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2019.

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The second born -- A daughter's promise -- A home of our own -- We, the migrants in town -- The young patriot -- The gods vs. the ghosts -- A girl with big feet -- Chunting gets a boyfriend -- Red silk shoes and a white dress -- Children of Tiananmen -- A cocktail bar in Beijing -- A train of dreams -- Foreign territory -- "A leftover woman" -- Ten hours for eighty yuan -- Forever red -- A people without roots -- Coming home.

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Kan, Karoline 1989- Family
China Biography
Women China Biography
Intergenerational relations China
China Social life and customs
Social change China
China Social conditions 1949-
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Social change
Social conditions
Women
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