Foreign Babes In Beijing: Behind The Scenes Of A New China

DeWoskin, Rachel

ISBN 10: 0393059022 / ISBN 13: 9780393059021

Edité par W. W. Norton & Company, New York, New York, U. S. A., 2005

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Stated First Edition With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. Initials On The Ffep, Else Fine.

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• Titre: Foreign Babes In Beijing: Behind The Scenes Of A New China
• Éditeur: W. W. Norton & Company, New York, New York, U. S. A.
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0393059022
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780393059021
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Biography/Memoir
  • Travel/Exploration

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Book by DeWoskin Rachel

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For a real insiders look at life in modern China, readers should turn to Rachel DeWoskin.? ? Sophie Beach, The Economist Determined to broaden her cultural horizons and live a fiery? life, twenty-one-year-old Rachel DeWoskin hops on a plane to Beijing to work for an American PR firm based in the busy capital. Before she knows it, she is not just exploring Chinese culture but also creating it as the sexy, aggressive, fearless Jiexi, the starring femme fatale in a wildly successful Chinese soap opera. Experiencing the cultural clashes in real life while performing a fictional version onscreen, DeWoskin forms a group of friends with whom she witnesses the vast changes sweeping through China as the country pursues the new maxim,? to get rich is glorious.? In only a few years, China capital is transformed. With? considerable cultural and linguistic resources? (The New Yorker), DeWoskin captures Beijing at this pivotal juncture in her? intelligent, funny memoir? (People), and? readers will feel lucky to have sharp-eyed, yet sisterly, DeWoskin sitting in the driver seat? ( Elle).