{"product_id":"japanese-girl-at-the-siege-of-changchun-how-i-survived-chinas-wartime-atrocity-paperback","title":"Japanese Girl at the Siege of Changchun: How I Survived China's Wartime Atrocity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHomare Endo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Brase\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 150,000 innocents died of starvation in Changchun, northeastern China, after the end of WW2 when Mao's army laid siege during the Chinese Civil War. Japanese girl Homare Endo, then age seven, was trapped in Changchun with her family. After nomadic flight from city to city, Homare eventually returned to Japan and a professional career. This is her eyewitness, at times haunting account of survival at all costs and of unspeakable scenes of barbarity that the Chinese government today will not acknowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomare Endo\u003c\/b\u003e was born in China in 1941 and is director of the Center of International Relations at Tokyo University and Graduate School of Social Welfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomare Endo was born in China in 1941, lived through the Chinese Revolutionary War, and returned to Japan in 1953. She is a Doctor of Science, director of the Center of International Relations at Tokyo University and Graduate School of Social Welfare, and professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba. She was a visiting researcher and professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe has published many works about postwar China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong her published works are \u003ci\u003eMo Takuto: Nihongun to kyobo shita otoko\u003c\/i\u003e (Máo Zédong: The Man who Conspired with the Japanese Army; in Japanese and Chinese), \u003ci\u003eChaina Sebun: Akai kotei Shu Kinpei\u003c\/i\u003e (The China Seven: The Red Emperor Xí Jìnpíng), \u003ci\u003eChaina Nain: Chugoku o ogokasu kyunin no otoko-tachi\u003c\/i\u003e (The China Nine: The Nine Men who Move China), \u003ci\u003eNetto taikoku Chugoku: Genron o meguru kobo\u003c\/i\u003e (Internet Superpower China: The Battle over Freedom of Speech), \u003ci\u003eChaina Jajji: Mo Takuto ni narenakatta otoko\u003c\/i\u003e (Bó Xilái: The Man who Failed to Become a Second Máo Zédong), \u003ci\u003eKanzen kaidoku: Chugoku gaiko senryaku no nerai \u003c\/i\u003e (An In-depth Study: The Aims of Chinese Foreign Policy), \u003ci\u003eChugoku-jin ga eranda wasuto Chugoku-jin banzuke: Yahari akai Chugoku wa fuhai de horobiru\u003c\/i\u003e (The Worst Chinese as Selected by the Chinese: Corruption Will Bring Red China Down in the End), and \u003ci\u003eChugoku doman shinjin-rui: Nihon no anime to manga ga Chugoku o ugokasu\u003c\/i\u003e (The Chinese Anime-Manga Tribe: Japanese Anime and Manga Shake China). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout the translator: A longtime editor at Kodansha International and now freelance translator, Michael Brase counts among his translations \u003ci\u003eThe Manga Biography of Kenji Miyazawa, The Culture of Japan as a New Global Value, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Building of Horyu-ji.\u003c\/i\u003e His miscellaneous writings and translations can be seen on Facebook at Japan \u0026amp; Stuff Press.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770677920032,"sku":"9781611720389","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7b0bbea3d8c474791cb3492268d67ea2.webp?v=1780376862","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/japanese-girl-at-the-siege-of-changchun-how-i-survived-chinas-wartime-atrocity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}