Portraits of Chinese Women in Revolution
| Author | : Agnes Smedley |
| Publisher | : Feminist Press at CUNY |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 1976 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0912670444 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780912670447 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (447 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Portraits of Chinese Women in Revolution by : Agnes Smedley
Download or read book Portraits of Chinese Women in Revolution written by Agnes Smedley and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 1976 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agnes Smedley worked in and wrote about China from 1928 until 1941. Her journalism and fiction capture the massacre of short-haired feminists in the Canton commune, the lives of silk workers of Canton charged with being lesbians, and the story of Mother Tsai, a peasant who leads village women in smashing an opium den. The Village Voice praised the volume for having "captured brilliantly... the forces of the old and new China struggling in each person she describes."
Top