Author: Amy Chua
Translator: So-yeon Hwang
Publisher: Minumsa
280 pages | 223*152mm
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About This Book
An awe-inspiring, often hilarious, and unerringly honest story of one
mother's exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewards-and the
costs-of raising her children the Chinese way.
All decent parents want to do what's best for their children. What
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother reveals is that the Chinese just have a
totally different idea of how to do that. Western parents try to respect
their children's individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true
passions and providing a nurturing environment. The Chinese believe that
the best way to protect your children is by preparing them for the
future and arming them with skills, strong work habits, and inner
confidence. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother chronicles Chua's
iron-willed decision to raise her daughters, Sophia and Lulu, her
way-the Chinese way-and the remarkable results her choice inspires.
Here are some things Amy Chua would never allow her daughters to do:
- have a playdate
- be in a school play
- complain about not being in a school play
- not be the #1 student in every subject except gym and drama
- play any instrument other than the piano or violin
- not play the piano or violin
The truth is Lulu and Sophia would never have had time for a playdate.
They were too busy practicing their instruments (two to three hours a
day and double sessions on the weekend) and perfecting their Mandarin.
Of course no one is perfect, including Chua herself. Witness this scene:
"According to Sophia, here are three things I actually said to her at
the piano as I supervised her practicing:
1. Oh my God, you're just getting worse and worse.
2. I'm going to count to three, then I want musicality.
3. If the next time's not PERFECT, I'm going to take all your stuffed
animals and burn them!"
But Chua demands as much of herself as she does of her daughters. And in
her sacrifices-the exacting attention spent studying her daughters'
performances, the office hours lost shuttling the girls to lessons-the
depth of her love for her children becomes clear. Battle Hymn of the
Tiger Mother is an eye-opening exploration of the differences in Eastern
and Western parenting- and the lessons parents and children everywhere
teach one another.
About the Author
Amy Chua is the John M. Duff Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Her
first book, World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds
Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability, a New York Times bestseller, was
selected by both The Economist and the U.K.'s Guardian as one of the
Best Books of 2003. Her second book, Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise
to Global Dominance-and Why They Fall, was a critically acclaimed
Foreign Affairs bestseller.
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