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The most wanted man in China : my journey from scientist to enemy of the state / Fang Lizhi ; transl...

The most wanted man in China : my journey from scientis...

The most wanted man in China : my journey from scientist to enemy of the state / Fang Lizhi ; transl...

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The most wanted man in China : my journey from scientist to enemy of the state / Fang Lizhi ; translated by Perry Link.

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Full title

The most wanted man in China : my journey from scientist to enemy of the state / Fang Lizhi ; translated by Perry Link.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2016]

Uniform title

Fang Lizhi zi zhuan. English.

Call Numbers

G 2016/288

Record Identifier

74VKzRA358eX

MMS ID

991023436259702626

Language

English

Chinese

(Language of original)

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Physical Description

Physical content

xviii, 331 pages ; 25 cm.

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

My ancestors -- My home in Beijing -- Elementary school in occupied Beijing -- My prime movers -- On campus at Peking University -- My first trip to the bottom -- Life in the fields -- Into the University of Science and Technology -- Days under the dynasty -- Re-education at Bagong Mountain -- Arriv...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2016]

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

[2016]

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"A long-awaited memoir by the celebrated physicist whose clashes with the Chinese regime helped inspired the Tiananmen Square protests describes how in spite of his scientific contributions he was sentenced to hard labor for decades and eventually sought asylum from the U.S.,"--NoveList.

Alternative Titles

Full title

The most wanted man in China : my journey from scientist to enemy of the state / Fang Lizhi ; translated by Perry Link.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Translated from the Chinese.

Includes index.

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Date Copyright

©2016.

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Call Numbers

G 2016/288

Record Identifier

74VKzRA358eX

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzRA358eX

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ISBN

1627794999 hardcover

9781627794992 hardcover

DDC

951.057092

MMS ID

991023436259702626

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