Danke Li is an associate professor of history at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
"Prefaced with thoughtful analysis and commentary by the author, transcripts of interviews with twenty subjects feature a range of voices that together weave a multilayered and gendered narrative of China's wartime history, while offering refreshing insights into the nature of suffering, survival, and resistance during times of war and national crisis."--The Historian "The stories of how women struggled and suffered in order to survive and support their families in Chongqing during China's War of Resistance against Japan rewrites historical understanding of the roles played by ordinary people in wartime and highlights the voices of women which, until now, have been largely neglected in scholarship on the war."--H-HistGeog
"A fascinating glimpse into a long-neglected aspect of Chinese history and the history of World War II."--Asian Affairs: An American Review "Danke Li's remarkable collection ... is a timely and welcome contribution to the fast-growing field of the study of wartime China."--The China Quarterly
"The contributions of Echoes of Chongqing are so substantial that it is sure to be a foundational text for future studies of gender and the war, state and society in wartime China, and the history of Chongqing."--Nan Nü "An excellent source through which to understand how warfare affected the lives of ordinary people in East Asia in the 1930s and 1940s. Highly recommended."--Choice