All Under Heaven: The Story of a Chinese Family in South Africa

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New Africa Books, 2004 - Biography & Autobiography - 283 pages
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All Under Heaven is the story of a Chinese family in South Africa from the early twentieth century to the first years of the twenty-first. It follows the lives of three generations in a country where Chinese once were classified 'non-white' and now are deemed not to have been 'previously disadvantaged'.
 

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
7
Section 3
15
Section 4
23
Section 5
32
Section 6
42
Section 7
49
Section 8
63
Section 15
145
Section 16
158
Section 17
162
Section 18
171
Section 19
186
Section 20
196
Section 21
208
Section 22
221

Section 9
68
Section 10
79
Section 11
109
Section 12
125
Section 13
130
Section 14
132
Section 23
230
Section 24
235
Section 25
251
Section 26
265
Section 27
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About the author (2004)

DARRYL ACCONE is a writer on the arts. He was formerly the editor of the Star's Tonight section, and edits Artsline, an online arts magazine. He is a former trustee of the Arts and Culture Trust. He currently teaches in the journalism program at the University of the Witwatersrand. Darryl Accone is a writer, editor and independent scholar based in Melville, Johannesburg. He has worked with words for over 20 years, as a reporter, critic, columnist, editor and lecturer.

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TitleAll Under Heaven: The Story of a Chinese Family in South Africa
AuthorDarryl Accone
Editionillustrated
PublisherNew Africa Books, 2004
ISBN0864866488, 9780864866486
Length283 pages
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