| A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman Contributor(s): Pruitt, Ida (Author), Tai Tai, Ning Lao (Author) |
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ISBN: 1614270945 ISBN-13: 9781614270942 Publisher: Martino Fine Books OUR PRICE: $10.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.87 lbs) 266 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2011 Reprint of 1945 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In "A Daughter of Han" author Ida Pruitt presents the autobiography of a Chinese working woman. Through this story the reader gains insight into the China of the poor, of women, and of the provinces. The subject of the autobiography, Ning Lao Tai-Tai, is also interesting as she lived in the period, the late 19th to mid 20th century, during which China underwent its most dramatic changes. This is a genuine, warm-blooded, dramatic chronicle of a woman's life, of the life of one of the "little people"; their wisdom and hardship and daily toil lighted by affection and gaiety that persist despite the endless pursuit of food and shelter to stay alive. |