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Description edit
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning Beijing correspondents for The New York Times examine the evolution of China as it struggles for economic and political power, providing a fascinating portrait of the human implications of recent Chinese events. 40,000 first printing. Tour.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Boss Wang: Add a description of this character.
- Sheryl
- Nick
- Harold
- Liu Xiang
- Boss Zhang
- Chang
- Chen Ziming
- Mao
- Li Peng
- Zhou Enlai
- Hongjun
- Luhui
- Grandpa
- Wang Shiwei
- Gregory
- Clinton
- Fang
- Sunjin
- Zhang Weiguo
- Wang Chaoru
- Tang Rimei
- Grandma Zhang
- Bo Yang
- Daqiuzhuang
- Yang Shangkun
- Jiang Zemin
- Terranova
- Wu
- Wang Dan
- Zhuang Zhidie
- Phunkhang
- Todd
- Wang Yingmei
- Zhou Fengsuo
- Liang
Setting & Locations edit
- South China Sea
- Beijing
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
- United States
- Japan
- America
- Shanghai
- Shenzhen
- Singapore
- Tibet
- India
- East Asia
- Tiananmen Square
- Guangzhou
- Soviet Union
- South Korea
- Zhongnanhai
- Russia
- New York City
- Europe
- Indonesia
- Germany
- Washington
- Pakistan
- Spain
- Guizhou
- Guangdong Province
- Henan Province
- Tianjin
- Confucianism
- North Korea
- Yanan
- Vietnam
- Heaven
- Forbidden City
- Shun Shui
- Thailand
- Wenzhou
- Chongqing
- Britain
- Sanheng
- Middle Kingdom
- Taipei
- Mongolia
- Africa
First Sentence edit
What do you say to a crumpled young woman after she has seen her brother beaten to death with iron pipes?
Table of Contents edit
1. Flying Pigeon
2. What Kind of Chinese Are You, Anyway?
3. Ghosts
4. Red Emperors
5. The Dynastic Cycle
6. The Good Earth
7. The Rotting State
8. Where Have All the Babies Gone?
9. Castrating the Thinkers
10. A Room of One's Own
11. Marching Toward Money
12. The God of Wealth
13. Blood and Iron
14. Taming the Dragon
15. The Taiwan Option
16. The Next Dynasty
Afterword
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Times Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 0812922522
Page Count: 512
Publisher: Times Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 0812922522
Page Count: 512
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 306.0951
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › International › Relations
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › History › Asia › China
- Books › Business & Investing › Popular Economics
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