Pt. 1. The imperial era
Fleeing the Long Hairs
Family roots
Father, son, and family
Rebellion
Official life in the late Qing
A time of transitions
pt. 2. Republican China
Doing business in Tianjin
Growing up in Tianjin
Student life in the 1930s
War
pt. 3. The People's Republic
Family life in new China
Hundred flowers and poisonous weeds
The Cultural Revolution
Epilogue: After the deluge
Glossary of Chinese terms
Selected Ye family bibliography.
Ancestral leaves : a family journey through Chinese history by Joseph Esherick. ISBN 9780520267008. Published by University of California Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.