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Description for Tide Players
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
China is one of the world's most rapidly changing cultural and economic landscapes which is being transformed from the inside by a new generation of savvy and inspired individuals. Zha 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 through a vivid cast of characters. Deeply engaging, lucid and poignant, Zha's insightful insider-outsider portraits offer a view of China that few have seen outside of the country.
China is one of the world's most rapidly changing cultural and economic landscapes which is being transformed from the inside by a new generation of savvy and inspired individuals. Zha 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 through a vivid cast of characters. Deeply engaging, lucid and poignant, Zha's insightful insider-outsider portraits offer a view of China that few have seen outside of the country.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595586209
SKU
V9781595586209
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Ref
99-15
About Jianying Zha
Jianying Zha is a writer, media critic, and China representative of the India China Institute, The New School University, New York. She is the author of one book in English, China Pop, and five books in Chinese: three collections of fiction and two nonfiction books, including The Eighties, an award-winning cultural retrospective on 1980s China. She has published widely in ... Read more
Reviews for Tide Players
"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 "If you want to understand the astonishing developments in China’s contemporary cultural life . . . there could ... Read more