Description
About the Author
Gail Hershatter is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of many books, including Dangerous Pleasures: Prostitution and Modernity in Twentieth-Century Shanghai and Women in China's Long Twentieth Century, both from UC Press.
Reviews
"A landmark in women's history and the history of China." -- James C. Scott * London Review Of Books *
"Remarkable. . . . Hershatter has a complicated story to tell about women's experiences in mid-twentieth-century China." * Ms Magazine *
"If you want to be reminded of how moving history can be, then read this book." * New Books In Gender Studies *
"The Gender of Memory is not only a story of China's past but a gift of restless questions for the present." -- Ellen R. Judd * China Quarterly *
"Hershatter offers a breathtaking interrogation of her sources and methods, rendering elegantly transparent the thought processes behind her book's production." * Cross Currents: East Asian History & Cultural Review *
"Arresting and engaging. . . . The Gender of Memory is a work of outstanding scholarship and significance." -- Louise Edwards, The University of Hong Kong * The China Journal *
"This book should be on the reading list of global historians interested in China." -- Ellen R. Judd * China Quarterly *
Book Information
ISBN 9780520282490
Author Gail Hershatter
Format Paperback
Page Count 472
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 635g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 30mm