Age of ambition : chasing fortune, truth, and faith in the new China /Evan Osnos
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TextPublisher number: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd. | ;7/22,Ansari Road ,Darya Ganj,New Delhi-110002Publication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2014Description: x, 403 pages ; 24 cmISBN: 9780099589976Subject(s): HistoryGenre/Form: Politics and governmentDDC classification: 951.06 OSN | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 951.058 PAN Deng Xiaoping | 951.058 ZHA The power of Tiananmen | 951.06 HUI The end of the revolution | 951.06 OSN Age of ambition | 951.06 RUD The China Questions : Critical Insights into a Rising Power. | 951.06 SHA China's Future | 951.06 WAN One China, many paths |
Part I. Fortune. Unfettered --
The call --
Baptized in civilization --
Appetites of the mind --
No longer a slave --
Cutthroat --
Acquired taste --
Part II. Truth. Dancing in shackles --
Liberty leading the people --
Miracles and magic engines --
A chorus of soloists --
The art of resistance --
Seven sentences --
The germ in the henhouse --
Sandstorm --
Lightning storm --
All that glitters --
The hard truth --
Part III. Faith. The spiritual void --
Passing by --
Soulcraft --
Culture wars --
True believers --
Breaking out.
A vibrant, colorful, and revelatory inner history of China during a moment of profound transformation. From abroad, we often see China as a caricature: a nation of pragmatic plutocrats and ruthlessly dedicated students destined to rule the global economy--or an addled Goliath, riddled with corruption and on the edge of stagnation. What we don't see is how both powerful and ordinary people are remaking their lives
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