China wakes: the struggle for the soul of a rising power [1st Vintage books ed] 9780307764232, 0307764230

The definitive book on China's uneasy transformation into an economic and political superpower by two Pulitzer Priz

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English Pages illustrations, maps Year 2011;1995

China wakes: the struggle for the soul of a rising power [1st Vintage books ed]
9780307764232, 0307764230

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Kristof
Nicholas D.;WuDunn
Sheryl

Table of contents :
Flying pigeon --
What kind of Chinese are you, anyway? --
Ghosts --
Red emperors --
The dynastic cycle --
The good earth --
The rotting state --
Where have all the babies gone? --
Castrating the thinkers --
A room of one's own --
Marching toward money --
The God of wealth --
Blood and iron --
Taming the dragon --
The Taiwan option --
The next dynasty.

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