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Isabel Crook



Isabel Crook (Chinese: 饶素梅; pinyin: Ráo Sùméi; born 15 December 1915) is a Canadian anthropologist and former professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University. She is notable for her participation in the Cultural Revolution, as well as her work as a teacher and researcher.

Isabel Crook was born on December 15, 1915, in Chengdu, Sichuan, to Canadian missionaries Homer and Muriel Brown. Homer Brown was the Dean of the Education Faculty at West China Union University, and Muriel set up Montessori Schools in China and served on the board of the YWCA. When Crook was young, she became interested in anthropology and the many ethnic minorities in China. At the age of 23, Crook graduated from the University of Toronto and began carrying out field rese
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Average rating: 4.5 · 10 ratings · 0 reviews · 4 distinct works
Revolution in a Chinese Vil...

4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1979 — 10 editions
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Ten Mile Inn: Mass movement...

4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions
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The First Years of Yangyi C...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions
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Prosperity's Predicament: I...

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