TY - GEN T1 - A woman soldier's own story : the autobiography of Xie Bingying A1 - Xie, Bingying, 1906-2000 A2 - Brissman, Lily Chia A2 - Brissman, Barry, 1942- LA - English LA - Chinese PP - New York PB - Columbia University Press YR - 2001 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocm50816846 AB - For the first time, a complete version of the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000) provides a fascinating portrayal of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradition amid the dramatic changes that shook China during the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Xie's attempts to become educated, her struggles to escape from an arranged marriage, and her success in tricking her way into military school reveal her persevering and unconventional character and hint at the prominence she was later to attain as an important figure in China's political culture. Though she was tor. OP - 281 CN - PL2765.I45 Z5213 2001eb SN - 0231502745 SN - 9780231502740 SN - 0231122500 SN - 9780231122504 KW - Xie, Bingying, : 1906-2000. KW - Xie, Bingying, : 1906-2000 KW - Xie, Bingying. KW - Authors, Chinese : 20th century : Biography. KW - Écrivains chinois : 20e siècle : Biographies. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM : Asian : General. KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Military. KW - Authors, Chinese KW - Biography. KW - 1900-1999 KW - Biographies ER -