Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

图书标准信息

• 作者 AmyChua 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 2011-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9781594202841
• 定价 226.20元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 256页

【内容简介】

Anawe-inspiring,oftenhilarious,andunerringlyhoneststoryofonemother'sexerciseinextremeparenting,revealingtherewards-andthecosts-ofraisingherchildrentheChineseway.
Alldecentparentswanttodowhat'sbestfortheirchildren.WhatBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherrevealsisthattheChinesejusthaveatotallydifferentideaofhowtodothat.Westernparentstrytorespecttheirchildren'sindividuality,encouragingthemtopursuetheirtruepassionsandprovidinganurturingenvironment.TheChinesebelievethatthebestwaytoprotectyourchildrenisbypreparingthemforthefutureandarmingthemwithskills,strongworkhabits,andinnerconfidence.BattleHymnoftheTigerMotherchroniclesChua'siron-willeddecisiontoraiseherdaughters,SophiaandLulu,herway-theChineseway-andtheremarkableresultsherchoiceinspires.
HerearesomethingsAmyChuawouldneverallowherdaughterstodo:
?haveaplaydate
?beinaschoolplay
?complainaboutnotbeinginaschoolplay
?notbethe#1studentineverysubjectexceptgymanddrama
?playanyinstrumentotherthanthepianoorviolin
?notplaythepianoorviolin
ThetruthisLuluandSophiawouldneverhavehadtimeforaplaydate.Theyweretoobusypracticingtheirinstruments(twotothreehoursadayanddoublesessionsontheweekend)andperfectingtheirMandarin.
Ofcoursenooneisperfect,includingChuaherself.Witnessthisscene:
"AccordingtoSophia,herearethreethingsIactuallysaidtoheratthepianoasIsupervisedherpracticing:
1.OhmyGod,you'rejustgettingworseandworse.
2.I'mgoingtocounttothree,thenIwantmusicality.
3.Ifthenexttime'snotPERFECT,I'mgoingtotakeallyourstuffedanimalsandburnthem!"
ButChuademandsasmuchofherselfasshedoesofherdaughters.Andinhersacrifices-theexactingattentionspentstudyingherdaughters'performances,theofficehourslostshuttlingthegirlstolessons-thedepthofherloveforherchildrenbecomesclear.BattleHymnoftheTigerMotherisaneye-openingexplorationofthedifferencesinEasternandWesternparenting-andthelessonsparentsandchildreneverywhereteachoneanother.

【作者简介】

　　Amy Chua is the John M. Duff Professor of Lawat Yale Law School. Her first book, World on Fire: How ExportingFree Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and GlobalInstability, a New York Times bestseller, was selectedby both The Economist and the U.K.'s Guardian as oneof the Best Books of 2003. Her second book, Day of Empire: HowHyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance-and Why They Fall, was acritically acclaimed Foreign Affairs bestseller.