Remembering China from Taiwan : divided families and bittersweet reunions after the Chinese civil war / Mahlon Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyer, Mahlon.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and families--China.

War and families.

China--History--Civil War, 1945-1949--Refugees.

China.

China--History--Civil War, 1945-1949--Personal narratives.

China--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Taiwan--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Taiwan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages).

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When the Nationalists lost China in 1949, many of them left behind their families as they retreated to Taiwan. A half century later, through democratic elections, they lost control over Taiwan as well and began looking to a new and powerful China, where their relatives had grown rich, for a sense of identity and economic support, thus laying the groundwork for the growing integration between Taiwan and China. As exchanges across the Taiwan Strait increased, many separated families finally met after years of dreaming about each other in hope and in sorrow, through many eras and disast.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Degrees of Escape; 2. Mixing Memory and Desire; 3. Low Lie the Shattered Towers; 4. Overseas Connections; Conclusion: The Other Shore; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789882209091

9882209092

9789882208971

9882208975

OCLC:

814551614