China Reconstructs.

Published by China Welfare Institute. Vol. XII, December, No. 12.1963., Beijing., 1963

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Seller: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaAsia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB

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One issue, profusely illustrated throughout in black and white and some colour photographic illustrations to accompany articles, 44pp. Original coloured pictorial wrappers, silverfish damage first two leaves with some loss of text, also in evidence on the wrapper in particular along the spine, else in good condition. Text in English, 30.3 x 22.9cm. Articles include: Ili - Northwest Borderland, Water Conservation in the Province of 1000 Lakes (Hubei), The Lion Dance, Story of a Red Army Woman, Tsao Hsueh-chin and His 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Lacquer Ware, Index to Nos. 1-12, 1963, Language Corner. Of special interest is the article on revolutionary plays, 'Mirroring Our Times', which discusses in particular 'On Guard Beneath the Neon Lights' set in 1949 after the liberation of Shanghai, featuring the PLA, secret agents, sabotage, bourgeois enemies and love. Other plays mentioned include The Second Spring, I am a Soldier, Young People in a Far-off Place, The Three Generations, Red Crag, The Gardenia, The Besieged City, The Last Front, and Chingkangshan Mountains. A foreshadowing of Cultural Revolution plays which would become a hot topic just a few years after this periodical was published.…

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Title
China Reconstructs.
Author
[REVOLUTIONARY PLAYS].
Publisher
China Welfare Institute. Vol. XII, December, No. 12.1963., Beijing.
Publication year
1963
Binding
Soft cover
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China - 1949-1989

Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB

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Asia Bookroom is a specialised bookseller in Canberra, the capital of Australia. We specialise in books on Asia with smaller sections on the Pacific and the Middle East. We issue over 30 regular lists featuring recent arrivals of books and other paper material in our specialist areas. Our lists are available by e-mail, in printed form by post or by browsing our web page. Please let us know if you would like to be on our mailing list. We run a bricks and mortar premises in a commercial area which you are most welcome to visit. We are open by appointment or by chance. Our hours are posted for the following week on our website www.AsiaBookroom.com…

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