Battle hymn of the tiger mother / Amy Chua.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Penguin Press, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1594202842
- 9781594202841
- 306.8743 22
- HQ759 .C59 2011
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 306.8743 CHU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A501379B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-235).
1. The Chinese mother -- Sophia -- Louisa -- The Chuas -- On generational decline -- The virtuous circle -- Tiger luck -- Lulu's instrument -- The violin -- Teeth marks and bubbles -- "The little white donkey" -- The cadenza -- 2. Coco -- London, Athens, Barcelona, Bombay -- Popo -- The birthday card -- Caravan to Chautauqua -- The swimming hole -- How you get to Carnegie Hall -- How you get to Carnegie Hall, part 2 -- The debut and the audition -- Blowout in Budapest -- 3. Pushkin -- Rebellion -- Darkness -- Rebellion, part 2 -- Katrin -- The sack of rice -- Despair -- "Hebrew melody" -- Red square -- The symbol -- Going West -- The ending.
Traces the rewards and pitfalls of a Chinese mother's exercise in extreme parenting, describing the exacting standards applied to grades, music lessons, and avoidance of Western cultural practices.
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