Getting Rich First
Life in a Changing China
Published on 1. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-09-948879-8 (ISBN)
Description
Welcome to the new China, a nation in perpetual fast forward - where cities rebuild themselves in double quick time, peasants leave the land in their millions, and parents scratch their heads as the young generation embraces pop culture, the internet and the sexual revolution, while the new middle-classes rush to enjoy previously unimaginable lifestyles, the ruling Communist Party struggles to keep up with shifting values among calls for a more open media and society and an ever-growing wealth gap.
Through individual stories, former BBC correspondent Duncan Hewitt paints a memorable picture of China in all its complex, contradictory, often startling reality.
Through individual stories, former BBC correspondent Duncan Hewitt paints a memorable picture of China in all its complex, contradictory, often startling reality.
Reviews / Votes
"A brilliant insider's account of life in the new China... tender and often shocking" * Sunday Times * "A lively and human portrait of a society living in extraordinarily interesting times" * Scotsman * "A perceptive, detailed and entertaining exploration of the tumult that is modern china" * Times Literary Supplement * "Captivating... A remarkable guide to the faultlines in China today" * Asian Review of Books *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
323 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-948879-8 (9780099488798)
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Person
Duncan Hewitt first lived in China in 1986, while studying Chinese at Edinburgh University. He later worked as an editor and translator of Chinese literature in Hong Kong before joining the BBC World Service. He was a BBC correspondent in China from 1997 until 2002, initially in Beijing and later as the corporation's first Shanghai correspondent. He now writes for Newsweek and other publications in Shanghai.