Fielding's People's Republic of China 1990

by Ruth Lor Malloy

800 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1989

About the author

Ruth Lor Malloy (née Lor), journalist, writer, activist (born 4 August 1932, in Brockville, ON). Malloy was a key figure in fighting against discrimination in Ontario in the 1950s. She participated in the high profile Dresden restaurant sit-in of 1954. In 1973, she published the first English-language guidebook to China in North America. Throughout her decades-long career, Malloy worked tirelessly to foster intercultural dialogue and justice for marginalized groups.

Malloy was also involved with the Student Christian Movement of her university. As a member of that organization, she joined in efforts to fight apartheid in South Africa and to promote intercultural dialogue between Canadian and Chinese people. Malloy graduated with a general BA with a focus on sociology and philosophy in 1954.