Description
The book covers the lives of a group of Beijing middle and high school students who, in the middle of China's Cultural Revolution, volunteered to help transform Yunnan's triple-canopy rain tropical rain forests into rubber plantations. It concludes with an account of their contribution to China's
Author: John Israel
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 05/05/2023
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d
ISBN13: 9781538174258
ISBN10: 1538174251
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | China
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages | Adolescence
About the Author
John Israel is well known for his writings on students and higher education in Twentieth Century China. Professor Israel conducted research in Taiwan and Hong Kong (1959-1962, 1973) and in the People's Republic of China since 1980. Following normalization of US-China diplomatic relations, he became the first post-1949 American resident professor in Kunming. Over the past four decades, he has lived and studied in China - particularly in Yunnan province - for extensive periods. John in emeritus professor of history at University of Virginia