The Early Arrival of Dreams: A Year In China
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ISBN: 0449905527 / Publisher: Fawcett, September 1990
A Radcliffe woman selected to teach English at Hangzhou University in China recounts her experiences there prior to the 1989 massacre, providing enlightening anecdotes in a story of discovery
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One year before the protests in Tiananmen Square, Rosemary Mahoney participated in a teaching exchange between Harvard and Hangzhou University. At Hangzhou she was able to overcome her students' usual rigidity and achieve a rare and intimate glimpse of their culture and their attitudes. This remarkable memoir captures both the dreams and the grim realities her Chinese students faced within the confines of an oppressive political regime.
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