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China Bound and Unbound: History in the Making—An Early Returnee’s AccountChina Bound and Unbound: History in the Making—An Early Returnee’s Account

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China Bound and Unbound: History in the Making—An Early Returnee’s Account

Frances Wong
US $20.80
US $26.00
publisher date
Tue Dec 01 2009 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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isbn
9789882205406
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book format
ePub
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publisher name
Hong Kong University Press
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History > Chinese History
Biography > Political Sector > Chinese Politicians
In this first-hand account of an early returnee’s life in communist China, Frances Wong relates her personal experiences in China from 1949 to the present, detailing numerous political movements, including the devastating experiences of the Anti-Rightist Movement and the Cultural Revolution. After her husband was labelled a “Rightist,” they were banished to the countryside for eight long years, while their four children were sent to different parts of the country to do manual labor. China Bound and Unbound recounts how one woman’s hope of building a new China gradually turned to disappointment, disillusionment and despair, reflecting the minds of China’s intellectuals at the time.

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Frances Wong
Frances Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1923. She attended Diocesan Girls’ School and the University of Hong Kong. She went to the mainland with her husband against the flow of the mass exodus in 1949 to help to build a new China. After her retirement in 1986 she spent fourteen years in California and came back to China in 2000 to see the developments in China and to write her autobiography.

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Established in 1956, and part of the University of Hong Kong, Asia’s most prominent English-speaking university, HKU Press publishes more than 30 new titles annually, with a growing proportion (more than 25%) in Chinese. Building on Hong Kong's unique global position, HKU Press books examine, critique, and celebrate Asia’s place in the world. We have gained particular renown for publications in Chinese history and culture, law, public health, social work, film/media studies, art and architecture/urban planning.

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