Explains the hardship liang went through during the cultral revolution in china under the rule of mao. Politics and the environment in revolutionary china studies in environment and history, and more on. Heng liang was the family name was born in changsha, hunan province. He youngest red guards, reenacting the long march and seeing mao in beijing. Buy son of the revolution reprint by heng, liang, shapiro, judith, liang, heng isbn. Son of the revolution by liang heng, judith shapiro bibliography sales rank. Son of the revolution by liang heng, judith shapiro, judith. Maos war against nature cambridge university press. Liang heng born 1954 is a chinese writer and scholar. Liang, heng, isbn 0394722744, isbn 9780394722740, brand new, free shipping in the us firsthand account of growing up in china during the political and social turmoil of the cultural revolution and the period following vividly reveals littleknown and previously unknown. An account of growing up during chinas great cultural revolution.
Son of the revolution follows a basically chronological format. Son of the revolution, written by liang heng with his wife, judith shapiro, is a memoir of the chinese cultural revolution and is both the story of liang s own comingofage and a chronicle of chinas political and cultural upheaval following the communist partys rise to power in the mid1900s. But he found that despite all his revolutionary zeal he could never escape his rightist background label. See all books authored by judith shapiro, including son of the revolution, and maos war against nature. I have read many books concerning people whose lives were destroyed by the cultural revolution in china, but none can compare to son of the revolution. His father divorced his mother because of this stain on her reputation so that he could try and become a full. Apparently, the book chronicled liang heng s early memories of his adolescent stage in unison on his consequent migration from china. Son of the revolution east asia gateway for linking educators. Son of the revolution by liang heng, judith shapiro, judith shapiro. Son of the revolution is an autobiographical account of liang heng s life as he grew up during the chinese cultural revolution. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Liang heng, its author, experienced essentially every side of the cultural revolution in china, and his graceful, somewhat.
Judith shapiro is on the faculty of the global environmental politics program and directs the dual degree in natural resources and sustainable development nrsd with university for peace in costa rica. Coercive environmentalism for a troubled planet, with yifei li, will be published summer 2020 by polity. Profile judith shapiro school of international service. Of these, among the most important is the cultural revolution, about. The book chronicles heng s early adolescent memories through his exodus from china in his midtwenties.
Chairman mao began the cultural revolution as an attempt to. No greater was this disaster felt than on those who experienced it first hand chinas populous. His mother was capped as a rightist and was sent away to a reform labor camp. Chairman maos good little boy son of the revolution opens in changsha, a large city in central china, in 1957, as threeyearold liang heng is escaping from the childcare center where hes been sent for early training in socialist thought 4. Distributed by random house new york wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Though its underlying causes were political, it had profound cultural and economic consequences.
Son of the revolution, a narrative of life in maoist china by liang heng, written in collaboration with his wife, judith shapiro. Liang heng was born in changsha, hunan province, in 1954, and graduated from the human teachers college in 1981. Son of the revolution by liang heng judith shapiro the story of liang heng a from ec 101 at boston university. Son of the revolution is a spare book, the sort of small biography you might pick up and read in a couple of days some weekend. Serving as the populations voice, liang heng s son. Jan 12, 1983 son of the revolution is a spare book, the sort of small biography you might pick up and read in a couple of days some weekend. Son of the revolution 1st first edition text only liang heng, judith shapiro on. Buy son of the revolution by liang heng, professor judith shapiro online at alibris. Son of the revolution 9780394722740 by heng, liang. By liang heng, judith shapiro son of the revolution by liang heng, judith shapiro an autobiography of a young chinese man whose childhood and adolescence were spent in maos china during the cultural revolution. Son of the revolution by liang heng judith shapiro the. Son of the revolution by liang heng, judith shapiro.
Nothing in this book was all too difficult to understand, and judith shapiro. Shapiro s account, told in part through the voices of average chinese citizens and officials who lived through and participated in some of the destructive campaigns, is both eyeopening and heartbreaking. Describe the effects of the cultural revolution on human relationship as described son of the revolution by liang heng and judith shapiro was a book that showed how many of the aspects of chinese life were inhumane during the cultural revolution. Judith shapiro teaches environmental politics at american university in washington, dc. Newsweek liang heng was born in 1954 in changsha, a large city in central china. An easy to read book by liang heng and his american wife judith sharpio.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Son of the revolution heng liang, judith shapiro snippet view 1983. That to the best of the deponents knowledge and belief the line of descent set forth above is lineal and not in any case by adoption. He and his wife judith shapiro also coauthored after the nightmare knopf. His memoir, written with his american wife judith shapiro, a foreign expert in 1979 at liangs college, is not the grimmest or the most poignant of the chinese survivorofturmoil talesthough the situation of liangs betrayedrevolutionary parents is acutely evoked. About liang heng and the story of son of the revolution liang heng was born in 1954 in changsha, a large city in central china. Politics and the environment in revolutionary china judith shapiro, author. Son of the revolution an autobiography of a young chinese man whose childhood and adolescence were spent in maos china during the cultural revolution. Son of the revolution by liang heng and judith shapiro essays 1272 words 6 pages. An analysis of the cultural revolution loganbrightworks fiction 20160929 20180328 regarding liang heng and judith shapiro s book son of the revolution. Son of the revolution by liang heng and judith shapiro was a book that showed how inhumane many of the aspects of chinese life were during the cultural revolution. It was published by vintage and has a total of 320 pages in the book. Liang heng paints a very vivid and clear picture of life from an enthusiastic mao youth to a cynical, knowledgestarved young man. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
In 1983, son of the revolution, his account of his experiences growing up in communist china during the turmoil of the cultural revolution, written with his wife judith shapiro, was published. A native son son of the revolution by liang heng and judith shapiro alfred a. In a time of political and cultural instability, his entire family. One of the better cultural revolution books i have read, but perhaps because it was one of the first. The book, son of the revolution, can be considered an epic story of the life of liang heng. About liang heng and the story of son of the revolution. Liang heng was born in changsha, in central china, in 1954. Shapiro, judith and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Son of the revolution by liang heng and judith shapiro. In 1983, son of the revolution, his account of his experiences growing up in communist peoples republic of china during the turmoil of the cultural.
Liang heng and judith shapiro the antimarxists elibrary. Buy son of the revolution vintage books ed by heng, liang, shapiro, judith isbn. Judith shapiro books list of books by author judith shapiro. The book followed liang heng through many of his childhood memories to his departure from china in his twenties. Son of the revolution by liang heng and judith shapiro 123. Son of the revolution summary and study guide supersummary. Both are excellent for 9th graders, but the greater harshness of hengs experience and what he describes tends to be less difficult for boys to deal with. With the collaboration of judith shapiro, liang heng has written one of the most memorable and accessible autobiographies to have emerged from chinas lost generation, which came of age during the chaotic decade of the cultural revolution 19661976.
He is now working quietly to promote intellectual freedom in china. Liang s book may present an inglorious picture of chinas past, but political changes. A caution is that heng witnesses a rape and is helpless to stop it. Liang heng, its author, experienced essentially every side of the cultural revolution in china, and his graceful, somewhat understated prose only acts as a sort of smooth surface to the roiling undercurrent of those huge events. A clearly written, comprehensive and timely volume, china goes green will help students, researchers, and the general public understand how to think about chinas authoritarian environmentalism or more accurately, as li and shapiro argue environmental authoritarianism under xi jinping. In a unit on the cultural revolution, i have the boys read son of the revolution while the girls read red scarf girl. In reading son of the revolution the reader gains insight into chinese life during the twentyfour year period of 19541978. Politics and the environment in revolutionary china. In 1991 the philadelphia inquirer reported that liang and shapiro had divorced. He was the sole son born to a reporter and a police bureaucrat.
In 1983, son of the revolution, his account of his experiences growing up in. Son of the revolution by liang heng and judith shapiro essays. Liang heng was portrayed by robin shou in the 1990 tv drama film forbidden nights. Liang heng, its author, experienced essentially every side of the cultural revolution in china, and his graceful, somewhat understated prose only acts as a sort of smooth surface to. Son of the revolution heng, liang, shapiro, judith on. Immediately download the son of the revolution by liang heng and judith shapiro summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching son of the revolution by liang heng and judith shapiro. Liang heng was born in 1954 in changsha, a large city in central china. Son of the revolution is a memoir, not a novel, so the people in it are not technically characters, they are the people who were involved in liang heng s life. Maos war against nature in clear and compelling prose, judith shapiro relates the great, untold story of china in the mao years the devastating impact of maoist politics on chinas environment. Son of the revolution liang heng and judith shapiro. Son of the revolution liang heng and judith shapiro details trove. The title of this book is son of the revolution and it was written by liang heng, judith shapiro.
University environmentalist shapiro, coauthor with liang heng of three previous books on. Maos war against nature argues that the abuse of people and the abuse of nature are often linked. Jun 07, 2001 judith shapiro, in clear and compelling prose, relates the great, untold story of the devastating impact of chinese politics on chinas environment during the mao years. Shapiro, judith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Son of the revolution by liang heng, professor judith. Son of the revolution heng liang, judith shapiro snippet. In the book liang depicts the struggles of his family through these years of suppression. Buy son of the revolution vintage books ed by liang heng, judith shapiro isbn.
The chinese cultural revolution, a period marked by struggle, destruction, and communism, serves as a major blemish on the peoples republic of china. Fascinating and fantasically wellwritten memoir of liang heng s life as a child and teenager in the cultural revolution. Son of the revolution by annalise thompson on prezi. To ask other readers questions about son of the revolution, please sign up. After his marriage to judith shapiro, he came to the united states, where he earned an m. By carefully reading the book, the reader would have a first. Liang heng was historically important for the fact that he lived through this great proletarian cultural revolution. His memoir, written with his american wife judith shapiro, a foreign expert in 1979 at liang s college, is not the grimmest or the most poignant of the chinese survivorofturmoil talesthough the situation of liang s betrayedrevolutionary parents is acutely evoked. Son of the revolution, by liang heng and judith shapiro. This is liang heng s own story of growing up in the turmoil of the great cultural revolution. Politics and the environment in revolutionary china studies in environment and history by shapiro, judith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Liang was born in 1954 in changsha, hunan, into an intellectual family. His parents were intellectuals his father a reporter on a major provincial newspaper, his mother a ranking cadre in the local police.
Mar 05, 2001 judith shapiro teaches environmental politics at american university in washington, dc. He and his wife judith shapiro also coauthored after the nightmare knopf, 1987 and cold winds, warm winds wesleyan university press 1987. Then, just when the teachers benevolence and the fathers wisdom seem to have smoothed over this pang of overzealousness in the student, liang heng discovers that his father, too, has been denounced in a poster, and that he himself has been shut out of his revolutionary group as the son of an intellectual. In 1966, at the age of twelve, he became a red guard. He led a difficult life as a child, dealing with hardships of the cultural revolution, party bureaucracy, and poverty. Under mao, the traditional chinese ideal of harmony between the heavens and humankind was abrogated in favor of maos insistence that. As we grew up we discovered that you could often guess someones age by his name, and that at times, if someone was born at the height of a movement that was later discredited, a name could become an embarrassment, a burden, or even reason. It could have desecnded into something quite awful but was deeply and powerfully written, tracing his own developing feelings from the early adoration of mao and the party to the growing disillusion. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
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