Dragon Rising:An Inside Look at China Today

Becker, Jasper

ISBN 10: 1426201168 / ISBN 13: 9781426201165

Published by National Geographic, Washington, DC, 2006

About this Item

A look at China as it prepares to host the Olympics. Examines questions of economic growth, transition to capitalist business methods, China's growing demand for energy, and the paradox of an ancient culture remaking itself into a dynamic consumer society. Illustrated throughout with color photographs. 264 pages, published @ $18.95.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dragon Rising:An Inside Look at China Today
• Publisher: National Geographic, Washington, DC
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1426201168
• ISBN 13: 9781426201165
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • China

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Synopsis

Becker is the ideal guide to the profound changes within China that are reshaping global economic, diplomatic, and military strategies. He weaves analysis with anecdotes to address today’s pressing uncertainties: How will China cope with pollution, unemployment, and demand for energy? What form will its government take? Can Shanghai’s success with urban capitalism be replicated elsewhere? Each chapter focuses on a specific region and its local issues—minority unrest, poverty, corruption—then places them in the broader context of China society as a whole. Vividly illustrated with photographs that capture the paradox of an ancient culture remaking itself into a dynamic consumer society, Dragon Rising is a wonderfully written, well-rounded, wide-ranging portrait of China’s problems and prospects.

About the Author

Jasper Becker has worked as a foreign correspondent for more than 20 years, 14 of them based in Beijing, and has written four books on the region, including Hungry Ghosts (1996) and The Chinese (2000). Currently working for The Independent (London), he has also contributed features to National Geographic magazine, International Herald Tribune, Asian Wall Street Journal, The Spectator, The New Republic, and Business Week.