China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power by Nicholas D. Kristof

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China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power

by Nicholas D. Kristof

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Info:	Vintage (1995), Paperback, 528 pages
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Good book written in the 90's about 2 journalist living in China. Very interesting read. (

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autumnesf | May 20, 2008 |

Over a decade later this is still some of the most perceptive writing on China in the English language. Essential for China-watchers. Many of the issues the authors' finger are still very live today. (

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The definitive book on China's uneasy transformation into an economic and political superpower by two Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters. An insightful and thought-provoking analysis of daily life in China, China Wakes is an exemplary work of reportage. 16 pages of photos.

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