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Battle hymn of the tiger mother [electronic resource] / Amy Chua. |
| Authors: | Chua, Amy. |
| Call number: | DOWNLOADABLE E-BOOK |
| Publisher: | New York : The Penguin Press, c2011. |
| Publication date: | c2011. |
| Subject: |
Chinese American women -- Biography.
East and West -- Biography. Mothers -- United States -- Biography. Mothers and daughters -- China. Mothers and daughters -- United States. Downloadable e-books. Chua, Amy. |
| Go to: | E-Book |
| Title: | Battle hymn of the tiger mother [electronic resource] / Amy Chua. |
| Physical description: | 1 online resource |
| Contents note: | 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. |
| Summary note: | 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. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographic references. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. Electronic books. |
| Available in other form: | Chua, Amy. Battle hymn of the tiger mother. |
| ISBN: | 9781101467114 (electronic bk.) 1101467118 (electronic bk.) 9781101475454 (electronic bk.) 1101475455 (electronic bk.) |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1308684 |
| Bib No.: | 1308684 |
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