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Out of Mao's shadow : the struggle for the soul of a new China

Pan, Philip P

Overview

A vivid chronicle of the world's most successful authoritarian state. Pan, who reported from China for seven years, eluded the police and succeeded in going where few Western journalists have dared. From the rusting factories in the industrial northeast to a tabloid newsroom in the booming south, from a small-town courtroom to the plush offices of the nation's wealthiest tycoons, he takes us inside the battle for China's soul and into the lives of individuals struggling to come to terms with their nation's past and to take control of its future. Capitalism has brought prosperity and global respect to China, but the Communist government continues to resist the demands of its people for political freedom. The young people who filled Tiananmen Square in the spring of 1989 saw their hopes for a democratic China crushed, but Pan reveals that as older, more pragmatic adults, many continue to push for justice in different ways.--From publisher description.

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Subject: Since 1949 / Social history. / China Social conditions 1976-2000. / China Social conditions 2000- / China History 1949- / China.
• ISBN: 9781416537069, 1416537066

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HN733.5.P36 2009	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE