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1 online resource : illustrations (some colour) |
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National Library of New Zealand archived copy text file EPUB |
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Archived by the National Library of New Zealand in EPUB. Nz |
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Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title may not be functional. Nz |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Author's note -- Timeline of the life of Rewi Alley -- Chinese political chronology -- Prologue -- Chapters one to sixty-one -- Glossary of Māori words and New Zealand slang. |
| Summary |
"Part-biography, part-travel journal, part-literary commentary, 'A communist in the family' brings together Alley's story and that of his author cousin, Elspeth Sandys. In 2017, Sandys travelled to China with other family members to mark the ninetieth anniversary of Rewi's arrival in Shanghai in 1927. One strand of this book follows that journey and charts Sandys' impressions of modern China. Another tells the story of Rewi's early life, in an insightful meditation on the complex and always elusive relationship between memory and writing. By placing the man, Rewi, and his work in the context of his time, Sandys is able to illuminate the life of this extraordinary New Zealander in a way that is both historically vivid and relevant to the world of today. Her focus on the role poetry played in his life, both his own and that of the Chinese poets he translated so prolifically, provides moving glimpses of the man behind the myth. Threaded through 'A communist in the family' are Sandys' evolving insights into a nation that looms ever larger in the day-to-day realities of New Zealand and the world"--Print version. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Alley, Rewi, 1897-1987.
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Alley, Rewi, 1897-1987. |
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New Zealanders -- China -- Biography.
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New Zealanders. |
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China. |
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Biographies.
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New Zealand -- Travel -- China.
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China -- History -- 20th century.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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New Zealand -- Foreign relations -- China.
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New Zealand. |
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International relations. |
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China -- Foreign relations -- New Zealand.
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Diplomatic relations. |
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New Zealanders -- Travel. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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Biography.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: A communist in the family 9781988531601 |
| ISBN |
9781988592800 epub |
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1988592801 |
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9781988592817 Kindle |
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198859281X |
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9781988592824 PDF |
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1988592828 |
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9781988531601 print |
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1988531608 |
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