Liel Leibovitz

Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys Who Came to America, Went to School, and Revolutionized an Ancient Civilization

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At the twilight of the nineteenth century, China sent a detachment of boys to America in order to learn the ways of the West, modernize the antiquated empire, and defend it from foreigners invading its shores. After spending a decade in New England's finest schools, the boys re-turned home, driven by a pioneering spirit of progress and reform. Their lives in America influenced not only their thinking but also their nation's endeavor to become a contemporary world power, an endeavor that resonates powerfully today.Drawing on diaries, letters, and other first-person accounts, Fortunate Sons tells a remarkable tale, weaving together the dramas o… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Miller, Matthew

ISBN: 978-0-393-07004-0
EAN: 9780393070040
Produktnummer: 7274947
Verlag: W W Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 319 S.
Masse: H21.8 cm x B14.9 cm x D3.2 cm 428 g
Gewicht: 428

Über den Autor

Liel Leibovitz is a senior writer for Tablet magazine and teaches at New York University. He is the coauthor of Fortunate Sons, Lili Marlene, and The Chosen Peoples. He lives in New York City.