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The Lius of Shanghai / Sherman Cochran, Andrew Hsieh.

by Cochran, Sherman, 1940-

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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.

Family-owned business enterprises -- China -- History -- 20th century.

9780674072596 (alk. paper) :

0674072596 (alk. paper)

xiii, 431 p., [20] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Planning a business dynasty, 1970-1932 -- Parents who dreamed of a business dynasty -- Sons who tried for admission to Cambridge -- Sons who did not want to become British citizens -- Behaving contrary to the plan, 1932-1937 -- A son who wanted to drop out of Harvard -- A son who was sick -- A son who proposed marriage to a Westernized woman -- A daughter who spoiled a marriage alliance -- Reacting to war, 1938-1945 -- Sons who became leaders in wartime -- A son who joined the Communists -- A son who battled depression -- Mother's struggle to save her marriage -- The family's postwar disunion and reunion -- Adapting to revolution, 1946-1956 -- Father's decision to live in the People's Republic -- A daughter who forged family alliances -- A son who refused to return to China -- Parent's deaths and children's dispersal.

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