An edition of River town (2001)

River town

two years on the Yangtze

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An edition of River town (2001)

River town

two years on the Yangtze

1st ed.

by

  • ★★★★ 4.0 (2 ratings) ·
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  • 1 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

Records the author's experiences as a Peace Corps English teacher in the small Chinese city of Fuling, during which time he witnessed such events as the death of Deng Xiaoping, the return of Hong Kong to the mainland, and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.

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HarperCollins Publishers
Language
English
Pages
402

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Subjects

Travel, Peace Corps, Description and travel, Descriptions et voyages, China, description and travel, Sichuan sheng (china), Voyages and travels, Yangtze river and valley

People

Peter Hessler (1969-)

Places

China, Fuling (Sichuan Sheng, China), Fuling (Sichuan Sheng)
Edition Availability
Cover of: River Town
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)
April 25, 2006, Harper Perennial
Paperback in English
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Cover of: Xiao shi zhong de jiang cheng
Xiao shi zhong de jiang cheng
2006, iu zhou chu ban wen hua shi ye you xian gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
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Cover of: River Town
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)
April 25, 2006, Harper Perennial
in English
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Cover of: River Town
River Town
March 7, 2002, John Murray
Paperback - New Ed edition
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Cover of: River Town
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
2002, Books on Tape
Audio Cassette in English
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Cover of: River Town
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
2001, HarperCollins Publishers
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.
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Cover of: River town
River town: two years on the Yangtze
2001, HarperCollins Publishers
in English - 1st ed.
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: River town
River town: two years on the Yangtze
2001, HarperCollins Publishers
in English - 1st ed.
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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Table of Contents

PART I: Downstream
The city
Shakespeare with Chinese characteristics
Raise the Flag Mountain
Running
The White Crane Ridge
The dam
The Wu River
Opium Wars
White Flat Mountain
Storm
PART II: Summer
The priest
Chinese life
The restaurant owner
Money
The teacher
Chinese New Year
The land
Spring again
The river
Upstream.

Edition Notes

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
915.1/38
Library of Congress
DS796.F855 H47 2001, DS796.F855H47 2001

The Physical Object

Pagination
402 p. :
Number of pages
402

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24765573M
ISBN 10
0060195444
ISBN 13
9780060195441
LCCN
00049872
OCLC/WorldCat
45103069
Amazon ID (ASIN)

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