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China. [Life in Other Lands]
by Wiens, Herold J. (Herold Jacob), 1912-1971. [eds., Raymond E. Fideler, Margaret Fisher, Wayne McDowell, Lila Grace Beattie, Marion Smith, Henrietta Lutke, Alan Adsmond, Patricia Poll, Frederick Hung; art, Jack A. Roderick; photos, John L. Strohm]
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Grand Rapids, MI : The Fideler Company, 1962., 1962. Fine. 192 pp. ; 145 Richtone photos in black and white ; an appealing cover painting in full color by Jack A. Roderick ; unusual photos not found elsewhere document China's initial years under communism, often showing less-than-ideal conditions ; also fou nd are images of propaganda whose texts are highly critical of the United States -- and these were included here in a US children's textbook! ; the English texts of the photos are themselves often examples of period American propaganda against the C hinese communists ; several maps, photos of important individuals, and scenes of domestic activity ; a typewritten letter from the publisher, Raymond E. Fideler (and possibly signed by him) dated April 20, 1962 is laid-in ; " 'China' is one of the most urgently need textbooks we have published....to enable students to study China by the 'unit or problem solving method' " ; a pink prospectus of other titles in also laid-in ; very slight edge wear to spine, else FINE
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- China. [Life in Other Lands]
- Author
- Wiens, Herold J. (Herold Jacob), 1912-1971. [eds., Raymond E. Fideler, Margaret Fisher, Wayne McDowell, Lila Grace Beattie, Marion Smith, Henrietta Lutke, Alan Adsmond, Patricia Poll, Frederick Hung; art, Jack A. Roderick; photos, John L. Strohm]
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- Used - Fine
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- Grand Rapids, MI : The Fideler Company, 1962.
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- china chinese geography sun yat sen cu xi tzu hsi communism communists canton chungking propaganda shanghai kazak agriculture communes collectivization tibet beijing beihai tienanmen urumchi children photography mao
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- Catalog 61 - China;
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