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From the Sino-Japanese War to the Communist Revolution, the
onrushing narrative of modern China can drown out the stories of
the people who lived it. Yet a remarkable cache of letters from one
of China's most prominent and influential families, the Lius of
Shanghai, sheds new light on this tumultuous era. Sherman Cochran
and Andrew Hsieh take us inside the Lius' world to explore how the
family laid the foundation for a business dynasty before the war
and then confronted the challenges of war, civil unrest, and social
upheaval. Cochran and Hsieh gained access to a rare collection
containing a lifetime of letters exchanged by the patriarch, Liu
Hongsheng, his wife, Ye Suzhen, and their twelve children. Their
correspondence offers a fascinating look at how a powerful family
navigated the treacherous politics of the period. They discuss
sensitive issues-should the family collaborate with the Japanese
occupiers? should it flee after the communist takeover?-as well as
intimate domestic matters like marital infidelity. They also
describe the agonies of wartime separation, protracted battles for
control of the family firm, and the parents' struggle to maintain
authority in the face of swiftly changing values. Through it all,
the distinctive voices of the Lius shine through. Cochran and
Hsieh's engaging prose reveals how each member of the family felt
the ties that bound them together. More than simply a portrait of a
memorable family, The Lius of Shanghai tells the saga of modern
China from the inside out.
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