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I saw three Chinas: one Canadian's experience in China, 1909-1989
Par Molly Phillips. 1990
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Canada (romans)Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Auteurs canadiens (documentaires), Histoire, Asie (histoire)
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Born in Hong Kong in 1909, the author has witnessed the three modern eras of Chinese history: the final days…
of the Imperial Ching dynasty; the republican rule of Chiang Kai-Shek; and Communist rule since 1949. She describes the people, culture, and history of China as she experienced them. 1990.
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Canada (romans)Auteurs canadiens (documentaires), Loi et crime, Crime véritable
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In 1869, in the woods just outside of Saint John, a group of berry pickers discovered several badly decomposed bodies.…
The authorities suspected foul play, but the identities of the victims were as mysterious as that of the perpetrator. From the coroner's inquest an unlikely suspect emerged to stand trial for murder: John Munroe, a renowned architect, well-heeled family man, and pillar of the community. Munroe's lawyer's strategy was as simple as it was revolutionary: Munroe's wealth, education, and exemplary character made him incapable of murder. The press and Saint John's elite vocally supported Munroe, sparking a debate about character and murder that continues to this day. In re-examining a precedent-setting historical crime with fresh eyes, Komar addresses questions that are still relevant more than a century later: is everyone capable of murder, and should character be treated as evidence in homicide trials? 2016.The sleeping buddha: the story of Afghanistan through the eyes of one family
Par Hamida Ghafour. 2007
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Canada (romans)Biographies, Littérature (biographies), Familles (biographies), Histoire, Asie (histoire), Guerre
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In 2003, journalist Ghafour was sent to Afghanistan, which she had fled in 1981, to cover the country's reconstruction. In…
a place totally changed from the world her parents had described, she discovered a school which teaches women a new kind of independence, her cousin's determined parliamentary campaign, and the archaeologist digging for his country's lost civilization in the form of a giant sleeping Buddha. Some descriptions of violence. 2007.Red land, Yellow River: a story from the Cultural Revolution
Par Ange Zhang. 2004
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Canada (romans)Biographies, Histoire (biographies), Familles (biographies), Asie (histoire), Politique et gouvernement
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In 1966, Zhang was a teen in Beijing when Mao Zedong began the Cultural Revolution. Though he was the son…
of a "bad guy" (a famous writer), he became swept up in the revolution, until the violence and his father's arrest made him question its goals. In 1968 was sent to a small village to learn how to farm, where he discovered his true calling - art. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2004.