China wakes: the struggle for the soul of a rising power

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The definitive book on China's uneasy transformation into an economic and political superpower by two Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters. An insightful and thought-provoking analysis of daily life in China, China Wakes is an exemplary work of reportage. 16 pages of photos. From the Trade Paperback edition.;Flying pigeon -- What kind of Chinese are you, anyway? -- Ghosts -- Red emperors -- The dynastic cycle -- The good earth -- The rotting state -- Where have all the babies gone? -- Castrating the thinkers -- A room of one's own -- Marching toward money -- The God of wealth -- Blood and iron -- Taming the dragon -- The Taiwan option -- The next dynasty. Flying pigeon -- What kind of Chinese are you, anyway? -- Ghosts -- Red emperors -- The dynastic cycle -- The good earth -- The rotting state -- Where have all the babies gone? -- Castrating the thinkers -- A room of one's own -- Marching toward money -- The God of wealth -- Blood and iron -- Taming the dragon -- The Taiwan option -- The next dynasty.