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The Early Arrival of Dreams: A Year in China
The Early Arrival of Dreams A Year in China
Author: Rosemary Mahoney
One year before the protests in Tiananmen Square, Rosemary Mahoney participated in a teaching exchange between Harvard and Hangzhou University. At Hangzhou she was able to overcome her students' usual rigidity and achieve a rare and intimate glimpse of their culture and their attitudes. This remarkable memoir captures both the dreams and the gri...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780449906552
ISBN-10: 0449906558
Publication Date: 2/11/1992
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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Rosemary Mahoney set off in the late 1980s for a year long exchange to teach at Hangzhou University in China. The record of her experiences is fascinating, revealing much about the culture and people one year before Tiananmen Square. This book is not a fun, easy read, but brings the reader face to face with the realities of China at that time period.
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This is a great book. I spent a year in China teaching back in 2008, quite a few years after Mahoney's year in Hangzhou. This book really gives you the flavor for living as an expat in one of the big Chinese cities. You can be in a place but at the same time, not be fully a part of that place -- recommended for anyone considering living and teaching in China.


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