| China: After the Typhoon: Revised and Updated Second Edition Contributor(s): Tyson, Peter K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1099683009 ISBN-13: 9781099683008 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $6.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Asia - China |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6" W x 9" (0.49 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I've revised and updated the first edition to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, the bleeding heart of the nation. I concentrate on the period from the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976 to the massacre in 1989. Instead of a dull, factual historical account, I try to present the atmosphere and colour of Chinese daily life, from early morning tai chi and dim sum to Cantonese opera, snake dinners and ox penis soup. However, I don't gloss over the seamy side: forbidden love, false arrests, forced abortions and public executions. China is presented in all its bewildering complexity -- not only the "Chinese Dream" but also the "Chinese Nightmare". Just what is myth and what is reality? |