In a Sea of Bitterness

by R. Keith Schoppa

Book Overview

The Japanese invasion of Shanghai in 1937 led some thirty million Chinese to flee their homes in terror, and live--in the words of artist and writer Feng Zikai--"in a sea of bitterness" as refugees. Keith Schoppa paints a comprehensive picture of the refugee experience in one province--Zhejiang, on the central Chinese coast--where the Japanese launched major early offensives as well as notorious later campaigns. He recounts stories of both heroes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674059883
• ISBN13: 9780674059887
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.4"