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Chargement... Bound Feet & Western Dress: A Memoir (original 1996; édition 1997)par Pang-Mei Chang
Information sur l'oeuvreBound Feet & Western Dress: A Memoir par Pang-Mei Natasha Chang (1996)
![]() Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. ![]() ![]() A gorgeous and compelling memoir. Pang-Mei Natasha Chang tells the story of her great aunt, Chang Yu-i, and the story of early twentieth century China, including interesting information related to the customs, traditions and mores of the old Chinese culture. Yu-i was one of the first Chinese woman to go through a modern divorce. She was young, poorly educated, with two children, one of whom tragically died shortly after her divorce. Yu-i transforms from a poorly educated, highly dependent woman into a self-reliant, educated, and successful woman who eventually becomes the vice-president of the Shanghai Woman's Savings Bank and helps ensure its survival, when Japan invaded Shanghai. When her great niece finds her name in books while studying Far East Culture at Harvard University, she is intrigued by her family history and decides to interview her. This book is the product of those interviews, a poignant and bitter story and a fascinating family history. This memoir deals with the life of a prominent Chinese woman who emigrated to the United States in the early 20th Century after having been the first woman to be subject to a "modern divorce." As told by her great niece, the story is that of an admirable individual, striving to bridge the immense changes taking place in her society and adapt herself in turbulent times. The author provides an interesting commentary that contrasts her own, still unsettling, experience as an American of Chinese descent. Bought at ChaterHouse Booktrader in Shanghai for 115RMB. Finished reading 08/10/07. Interesting, but somehow seemed a little skimpy. One thing that struck me was how different the description of foot binding was between this book and Wild Swans. I guess the actual method varied throughout the country. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"In China, a woman is nothing." Thus begins the saga of a woman born at the turn of the century to a well-to-do, highly respected Chinese family, a woman who continually defied the expectations of her family and the traditions of her culture. Growing up in the perilous years between the fall of the last emperor and the Communist Revolution, Chang Yu-i's life is marked by a series of rebellions: her refusal as a child to let her mother bind her feet, her scandalous divorce, and her rise to Vice President of China's first women's bank in her later years. In the alternating voices of two generations, this dual memoir brings together a deeply textured portrait of a woman's life in China with the very American story of Yu-i's brilliant and assimilated grandniece, struggling with her own search for identity and belonging. Written in pitch-perfect prose and alive with detail, Bound Feet and Western Dress is the story of independent women struggling to emerge from centuries of customs and duty. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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