China Vignettes
An Inside Look at China
1st Edition
Published on 7. July 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
335 pages
978-981-05-8091-9 (ISBN)
Description
How to understand the changes sweeping China. The texture of life at a household level is captured in this new book, which seeks to understand lived experience in China, from coast to interior, city to countryside, and across the widening income divide. The book interviews 30 Chinese men and women from different walks of life, and from different regions. Interviewees provide their household budget, a typical daily chronology and they share a sense of each day's pressures and priorities. In addition, 13 well-known Chinese writers, commissioned by editors at Rongshu Publishing, have contributed short stories presenting daily life from the points of view of different ages, genders, professions, income levels and life situations. It contains essays by well-known Chinese sociologist Deng Weizhi and political scientist Cao Peilin which complete the book.
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Edition
1st edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
150 B & W photographs
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 165 mm
ISBN-13
978-981-05-8091-9 (9789810580919)
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Persons
Dominic Barton, a Canadian, has been living in Asia for the past 10 years with his wife and two childen. He is currently based in Shanghai where he leads the Asia practice of McKinsey & Company. He has a passion for history and understanding how things work at the front line. and wrote this book as a personal project. Dominic spends most of his professional life serving financial institutions and regulators in Asia and is the co-author of Dangerous Markets: Managing Financial Crises.
Content
1. Introduction
Foreward and Acknowledgements 11. A Journey through China
Bian Xiuki, Farmer, Shandong Han Lanzheng, Country Doctor, Shandong The Grandparent's Tale, Yu Wen-Xin Xu Zhiguo, Taxi Driver, Beijing The Garbage Picker's Tale, Wang Xiao-Shan Liu Yi, Insurance Agent, Beijing The Shopkeepers Tale, Yiyi Wang Yunkun, Retired Professor of Political Science, Beijing The Gas Station Attendant's Tale, Old Cat Liu Weina, Bank Manager, Beijing Yangjin Lamu, Professional Singer, Beijing/Tibet/Taiwan Wang Xi, Migrant Restaurant Worker, Shanghai The Construction Worker's Tale, Xie Zheng-Yi Chu Jufeng, Middle School Student, Outskirts of Shanghai Gao Liji, Clothing Salesman, Shanghai The Student's Tale, Jiang Fang-Zhou Ms. Wang, KTV Hostess, Shanghai Fan Youyi, Night Watchman, Shanghai Chen Liang, Engineer at an MNC, Shanghai The Tale of the Massage Girls, Xiao Yi Pan Dongming, Migrant Restaurant Worker, Shanghai The Factory Worker's Tale, Lin Chang-Zhi He Guiquan, Factory Worker, Guangdong The Retired Farmer's Tale, An Chang-He Feng Changming, Shop Owner, Guangdong Mrs Wu, Department Head, Government Bureau for Public Complaints, Disguised Location The Tale of the Hydraulic Worker, Lui Fang Li Qihui. Doctor, ChongQing The Hairdresser's Tale, You Fan Li Sulan, Maid, Chongqing Sheng Mingyu, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Chongqing The Traffic Cop's Tale, Enya Yang Ling, Mini-bus Driver at Factory Chongqing Wu Shuang, Middle School Teacher, Rural Chongqing The Coal Miner's Tale, Liu Tong Chen Yuenyang, Middle School Student, Chongqing Deng Dai, Retired Professor of Preschool Education, Chongqing 111. Insiders' Reflection
Building a Harmonious Society, Deng Weizhi Chinese Political Reform: From Ideals to Institutions, Cao Peilin 1V. Appendixes
Occupation Types in China's Rural-Urban Areas Rural-Urban Divde and Social Security - Facts and Figures Popular TV Shows and Magazines My Favourite Books on China Map of China
Foreward and Acknowledgements 11. A Journey through China
Bian Xiuki, Farmer, Shandong Han Lanzheng, Country Doctor, Shandong The Grandparent's Tale, Yu Wen-Xin Xu Zhiguo, Taxi Driver, Beijing The Garbage Picker's Tale, Wang Xiao-Shan Liu Yi, Insurance Agent, Beijing The Shopkeepers Tale, Yiyi Wang Yunkun, Retired Professor of Political Science, Beijing The Gas Station Attendant's Tale, Old Cat Liu Weina, Bank Manager, Beijing Yangjin Lamu, Professional Singer, Beijing/Tibet/Taiwan Wang Xi, Migrant Restaurant Worker, Shanghai The Construction Worker's Tale, Xie Zheng-Yi Chu Jufeng, Middle School Student, Outskirts of Shanghai Gao Liji, Clothing Salesman, Shanghai The Student's Tale, Jiang Fang-Zhou Ms. Wang, KTV Hostess, Shanghai Fan Youyi, Night Watchman, Shanghai Chen Liang, Engineer at an MNC, Shanghai The Tale of the Massage Girls, Xiao Yi Pan Dongming, Migrant Restaurant Worker, Shanghai The Factory Worker's Tale, Lin Chang-Zhi He Guiquan, Factory Worker, Guangdong The Retired Farmer's Tale, An Chang-He Feng Changming, Shop Owner, Guangdong Mrs Wu, Department Head, Government Bureau for Public Complaints, Disguised Location The Tale of the Hydraulic Worker, Lui Fang Li Qihui. Doctor, ChongQing The Hairdresser's Tale, You Fan Li Sulan, Maid, Chongqing Sheng Mingyu, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Chongqing The Traffic Cop's Tale, Enya Yang Ling, Mini-bus Driver at Factory Chongqing Wu Shuang, Middle School Teacher, Rural Chongqing The Coal Miner's Tale, Liu Tong Chen Yuenyang, Middle School Student, Chongqing Deng Dai, Retired Professor of Preschool Education, Chongqing 111. Insiders' Reflection
Building a Harmonious Society, Deng Weizhi Chinese Political Reform: From Ideals to Institutions, Cao Peilin 1V. Appendixes
Occupation Types in China's Rural-Urban Areas Rural-Urban Divde and Social Security - Facts and Figures Popular TV Shows and Magazines My Favourite Books on China Map of China