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A definitive, and highly entertaining, account of contemporary Beijing, the undisputed capital of the twenty-first century. Within the past decade, Beijing has debuted as the defining city of the now and foreseeable future, and China as the ascendant global power. Beijing is the ultimate... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- Old Beijing
- Team China
- United States
- America
- New York
- Tibet
- Great Wall
- Taiwan
- Bird’s Nest
- Hong Kong
- People’s Republic
- Korea
- Shanghai
- Greece
- Athens
- London
- Forbidden City
- Mandarin
- Gala
- New Beijing
- Sanlitun
- Urumqi
- Sichuan
- Wangfujing
- Chaoyang Park
- Jianwai Soho
- Darfur
- Germany
- Brazil
- New China
- Moma
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 10 in Amazon.com Best Books of August (2011). (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Submission, and followed by 40 Years of Chez Panisse.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tom Scocca (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 951.15606092
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