Dragon Rising:An Inside Look at China Today

Becker, Jasper

ISBN 10: 1426201168 / ISBN 13: 9781426201165

Edité par National Geographic, Washington, DC, 2006

A propos de cet article

A look at China as it prepares to host the Olympics. Examines questions of economic growth, transition to capitalist business methods, China's growing demand for energy, and the paradox of an ancient culture remaking itself into a dynamic consumer society. Illustrated throughout with color photographs. 264 pages, published @ $18.95.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Dragon Rising:An Inside Look at China Today
• Éditeur: National Geographic, Washington, DC
• Date de parution: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1426201168
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781426201165
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • China

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Synopsis

No nation on Earth is as newsworthy as 21st-century China―and no book could be timelier than Dragon Rising, as world attention focuses on China's all-out effort to present itself as a modern world power and on the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Becker is the ideal guide to the profound changes within China that are reshaping global economic, diplomatic, and military strategies. He weaves analysis with anecdotes to address today's pressing uncertainties: How will China cope with pollution, unemployment, and demand for energy? What form will its government take? Can Shanghai's success with urban capitalism be replicated elsewhere? Each chapter focuses on a specific region and its local issues―minority unrest, poverty, corruption―then places them in the broader context of China society as a whole. Vividly illustrated with photographs that capture the paradox of an ancient culture remaking itself into a dynamic consumer society, Dragon Rising is a wonderfully written, well-rounded, wide-ranging portrait of China's problems and prospects.

À propos de l?auteur

Jasper Becker has worked as a foreign correspondent for more than 20 years, 14 of them based in Beijing, and has written four books on the region, including Hungry Ghosts (1996) and The Chinese (2000). Currently working for The Independent (London), he has also contributed features to National Geographic magazine, International Herald Tribune, Asian Wall Street Journal, The Spectator, The New Republic, and Business Week.