life and death in shanghai by nien cheng

An incisive, rare personal account of a terrifying chapter in twentieth-century history, Life and Death in Shanghai is also an astounding portrait of one woman's courage. It is the story, too, of a country torn apart by the savage fight for power Mao Tse-tung launched in his campaign to topple party moderates. Life and Death in Shanghai is the powerful story of Nien Cheng's imprisonment, of the deprivation she endured, of her heroic resistance, and of her quest for justice when she was released. Language English Publisher Grove Press Publication date JDimensions 1.6 x 6.5 x 9. Cheng became a target of attack by Red Guards due to her management of a foreign firm in Shanghai, Shell. When she refused to confess that any of this made her an enemy of the state, she was placed in solitary confinement, where she would remain for more than six years. Life and Death in Shanghai Hardcover Jby Nien Cheng (Author) 21 ratings Hardcover 41.96 8 Used from 6.10 Paperback 31.93 5 Used from 31.74 3 New from 31.91 Life and death in Shanghai. Nien Cheng is a Chinese American author who recounted her harrowing experiences of the Cultural Revolution in her memoir Life and Death in Shanghai. Her background made her an obvious target for the fanatics of the Cultural Revolution: educated in London, the widow of an official of Chiang Kaishek's regime, and an employee of Shell Oil, Nien Cheng enjoyed comforts that few of her compatriots could afford. In August 1966 a group of Red Guards ransacked the home of Nien Cheng. ordeal within the wider context of the Cultural Revolution itself, while exploring the complexities of human character.

Life and death in shanghai by nien cheng