China's Homeless Generation

<p><em>China's Homeless Generation</em> is a study of nearly two million Chinese who were displaced from home in Mainland China to the island of Taiwan. A result of the Chinese civil war between the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) this massive migration began around 1948 and continued for more than a decade. The displacement officially lasted until November 1987 when they were legally allowed to return for the first time in nearly forty years. </p><p>Collectively referred to as the ‘Homeless Generation’ this unique study makes extensive use of these survivors’ own voices to formulate a truly fascinating story of a generation of Chinese who found themselves outsiders not just in Taiwan but in the places they called home. Joshua Fan provides a detailed picture of the exodus the struggle to find a new home in Taiwan both physically and psychologically and ultimately the experiences and effects of returning to the mainland decades later. </p><p>This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese history the Chinese civil war Chinese Diasporas and China Studies in general.</p>