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Author:

Kan, Karoline, 1989- author.

Title:

Under red skies : three generations of life, loss, and hope in China / Karoline Kan.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Hachette Books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

304 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

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 Tian'anmen -- A cocktail bar in Beijing -- A train of dreams -- Foreign territory -- "A leftover woman" -- 10 hours for 18 yuan -- Forever red -- A people without roots -- Coming home.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0316412031
9780316412032
1549199838
9781549199837
031641204X
9780316412049

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1049824271

LCCN:

2018036323

Locations:

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VOPB384 -- Conrad Public Library (Conrad)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

XAPE737 -- Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah)