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Battle hymn of the tiger mother kindle edition by chua. Chua s third book, battle hymn of the tiger mother, published in january 2011, is a memoir about her parenting journey using strict confucianist child rearing techniques, which she describes as being typical for chinese immigrant parents. Amy chua argues that western parenting tries to respect and nurture. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Jan 28, 2011 the battle hymn of the tiger mother reveals a previously guessedat but carefully closeted chinese approach to child rearing. Tale of a tiger mother author, battle hymn of the tiger mother. It is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs.
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Her expertise is in international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization and the law. Lulu, chuas second daughter, is a very different story. Amy chua 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. Battle hymn of the tiger mother, by amy chua sfgate. I felt i would be doing a disservice to amy chua if i. Thats the message in a new parenting book by yale law professor amy chua. Amy chua s battle hymn of the tiger mother did more than speak to me.
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