The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400030804)

When Deng Xiaoping s efforts to open up China took root in the late 1980s, Xinran recognized an invaluable opportunity. As an employee for the state radio system, she had long wanted to help improve the lives of Chinese women. But when she was given clearance to host a radio call-in show, she barely anticipated the enthusiasm it would quickly generate. Operating within the constraints imposed by government censors, Words on the Night Breeze sparked a tremendous outpouring, and the hours of tape on her answering machines were soon filled every night. Whether angry or muted, posing questions or simply relating experiences, these anonymous women bore witness to decades of civil strife, and of halting attempts at self-understanding in a painfully restrictive society. In this collection, by turns heartrending and inspiring, Xinran brings us the stories that affected her most, and offers a graphically detailed, altogether unprecedented work of oral history."

Author: Xinran
ISBN-10: 1400030803
ISBN-13: 9781400030804
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2003
Pages: 243
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.10w x 0.57d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 69204 / Good Women of China: Hidden Voices


Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 03/01/2004 pg. 36