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" Battle hymn of the tiger mother / "
Amy Chua.
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BL
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687460
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b509649
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| Main Entry
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Chua, Amy.
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| Title & Author
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Battle hymn of the tiger mother /\ Amy Chua.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Penguin Press,, [2011]
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, ©2011
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237 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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1594202842
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: 9781594202841
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-235).
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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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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Chua, Amy.
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Chinese American women, Biography.
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East and West, Biography.
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Mothers and daughters-- China.
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Mothers and daughters-- United States.
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Mothers-- United States, Biography.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.488951073
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306.874/3092B
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HQ759.C59 2011
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