ISBN:
9789888083862
,
9888083864
Language:
English
Pages:
X, 234 S.
,
Ill.
DDC:
325.2109510951249
Keywords:
War and families History 20th century
;
China
;
Taiwan
;
China/ Bürgerkrieg/ 1945-1949
;
China Personal narratives History Civil War, 1945-1949
;
China History Civil War, 1945-1949
;
Refugees
;
Attitudes
;
China History Civil War, 1945-1949
;
Refugees
;
Family relationships
;
Chinesischer Bürgerkrieg
Abstract:
When the Nationalists lost China in 1949, many of them left behind their families as they retreated to Taiwan. A half century later, through democratic elections, they lost control over Taiwan as well and began looking to a new and powerful China, where their relatives had grown rich, for a sense of identity and economic support, thus laying the groundwork for the growing integration between Taiwan and China. As exchanges across the Taiwan Strait increased, many separated families finally met after years of dreaming about each other in hope and in sorrow, through many eras and disast
Permalink
