Out of Mao's Shadow : The Struggle for the Soul of a New China (Paperback)

from rypotpie

Beautifully written stories of courageous individuals struggling for greater freedom in modern Chinese society. Each chapter profiles a different person, including a journalist, lawyer, doctor, activist, and others who tried to challenge the Communist party in some way. The stories have striking ...

from rivkat

Super-interesting book about modern China via various profiles, from party bosses to human rights lawyers to construction moguls. The rule of law as a concept lacks most meaning, but some people are trying to change that; in the meantime, local Party officials can decide how much in taxes peasant...

from bruchu

China's Gilded Age It's hard to read anything about China these days that doesn't talk about it's meteoric economic rise and pending global dominance. Certainly with the Olympics just past, more has been written about the inequalities and continued political oppression. "Out of Mao's Shadow" is a...

from xuebi

Out of Mao's Shadow tells the stories of individuals caught up in the chaotic transition China is undergoing from a Maoist state to a modern player in the global economy, a capitalist authoritarian state that will cast a long shadow across the globe and impact current affairs in many ways. This t...

from zhoud2005

eye opener!