Dan Ling, a patriotic young engineer eager to help build a new China, falls afoul of the authorities and spends 17 years as a political prisoner. Rehabilitated after Deng Xiaoping came to power, Dan returns to work with unflagging determination to help provide a good life for himself and his people...

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1. Verfasser:	Sun, You-Li, 1955-
Weitere Verfasser:	Ling, Dan, 1933 or 1934-
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York : Algora Pub., ©2003.
Schlagworte:	Ling, Dan, > 1933 or 1934- Since 1949 HISTORY. Politics and government China > Politics and government > 1949- Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 1949- China
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Zusammenfassung:	Dan Ling, a patriotic young engineer eager to help build a new China, falls afoul of the authorities and spends 17 years as a political prisoner. Rehabilitated after Deng Xiaoping came to power, Dan returns to work with unflagging determination to help provide a good life for himself and his people after enduring prison, work camps and work farms, and the primitive life of the social outcast breaking new ground on the frozen northern frontier. Lings personal story is interwoven with glimpses of rural and urban life from the 1950s to the 1970s as China fought to make the wrenching leap from a feudalistic to a modern society. Ancient practices alternate with breath-taking and misguided experimentation as the common man is called upon to stride boldly into the unknown but no doubt glorious future. Scenes of naivety, brutality, generosity and pettiness, personal bonds and vendettas, illustrate how peasants, workers and intellectuals survived in the evolving Communist system. This is an expose written without rancor, and a heartening story of faith in man's ability to progress.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (vii, 237 pages)
ISBN:	087586225X 9780875862255 1280655887 9781280655883 9786610655885 661065588X