Paper Tiger: Inside the Real China

Author: Xu Zhiyuan,Michelle Deeter,Nicky Harman
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Category: General & World History, Asian History, Postwar 20th Century History, From C 1945 To C 2000, 21st Century History: From C 2000 -
Book Format: Paperback

Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world's second-largest economy via a thoughtful and wide-ranging series of mini essays on contemporary Chinese society.



In PAPER TIGER the Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world's second-largest economy via a thoughtful and wide-ranging series of mini essays on contemporary Chinese society. Xu Zhiyuan describes the many stages upon which China's great transformation is taking place, from Beijing's Silicon district to a cruise down the Three Gorges; he profiles China's dissidents, including Liu Xiaobo, Ai Weiwei and Chen Guangcheng; and explores lesser-known stories of scandals that rocked China but which most people outside that country did not hear about - and which shed troubling light on China's dark heart. Xu Zhiyuan understands his homeland in a way no foreign correspondent ever could. PAPER TIGER is a unique insider's view of China that is measured and brave, ambitious in scope and deeply personal.

About Xu Zhiyuan
Xu was born in Beijing in l976. He was a visiting scholar at Cambridge University from 2009 to 2010. He is editor-in-chief of the Chinese edition of Business Weekly and writes columns for the FT.

SKU BK-9781781859797
Barcode # 9781781859797
Brand Head of Zeus
Artist / Author Xu Zhiyuan, Michelle Deeter, Nicky Harman
Shipping Weight 0.3600kg
Shipping Width 0.150m
Shipping Length 0.230m
Assembled Length 23.400m
Assembled Width 15.300m
Type Paperback

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