The Early Arrival of Dreams
Author | : Rosemary Mahoney |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 0618035494 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780618035496 |
Rating | : 4/5 (496 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Early Arrival of Dreams written by Rosemary Mahoney and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.