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Tide Players
Zhao Jianying
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Description for Tide Players
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGBA; HBJF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Tide Players collects nuanced and sharply etched profiles of these movers and shakers, capturing both the concrete detail and the epic dimension of life in the world's fastest growing economy. The vivid cast of characters includes an unlikely couple who teamed up to become leading property moguls, Mao's favourite barefoot doctor' who has transformed himself into a publishing maverick and an electronic chain store tycoon who insisted on avenging his mother, executed as a counter- revolutionary criminal. Zha also presents China's newest breed of intellectuals.'
Tide Players collects nuanced and sharply etched profiles of these movers and shakers, capturing both the concrete detail and the epic dimension of life in the world's fastest growing economy. The vivid cast of characters includes an unlikely couple who teamed up to become leading property moguls, Mao's favourite barefoot doctor' who has transformed himself into a publishing maverick and an electronic chain store tycoon who insisted on avenging his mother, executed as a counter- revolutionary criminal. Zha also presents China's newest breed of intellectuals.'
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595588807
SKU
V9781595588807
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Tide Players
A Best Book of 2011 The Economist "Remarkable and fast paced." Financial Times "Zha beautifully combines the hard-earned expertise of an insider with the moral candor of an outsider. In exploring China’s defining struggles . . . [she] illuminate[s] the shadows in between, with empathy and courage." Evan Osnos, The New Yorker ... Read more