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Battle hymn of the tiger mother

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.

Main Author: Chua, Amy.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, c2011.
Subjects:
Chua, Amy.
Chinese American women > Biography.
East and West > Biography.
Mothers > United States > Biography.
Mothers and daughters > China.
Mothers and daughters > United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • PT. 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
  • PT. 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
  • PT. 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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