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At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning With China by Edward Wong is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning With China about?
"The son of Chinese immigrants in Washington, DC, Edward Wong grew up among family secrets. His father toiled in restaurants and rarely spoke of his childhood during the Japanese occupation of China and his years in the People's Liberation Army under Mao. His journey as a soldier took him from Manchuria during the Korean War to Xinjiang on the Central Asian frontier. In 1962, disillusioned with the Communist Party, he planned a desperate escape to Hong Kong. When Edward Wong became the Beijing b
Who reads At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning With China?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Edward Wong
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd, London
- Published
- 2024
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781788162654
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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