Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959- China wakes : : the struggle for the soul of a rising power / [electronic resource] / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.. — 1st Vintage Books ed.. — New York : : Vintage Books,, 1995.. — 507 p. : : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
"Portions of this work were originally published in different form in Foreign affairs and The New York times magazine"--T.p. verso. Originally published: New York : Times Books, c1994.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-490) and index.
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.
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China--Economic conditions--1976-2000. China--Social conditions--1976-2000. China--Politics and government--1976-2002.