At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China by Edward Wong Hardcover

Description: At the Edge of Empire by Edward Wong Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The essential history of modern China, told through the story of one family Publisher Description A brilliant personal account of Chinas borderlands and peoples Francis FukuyamaA splendid journey through eighty years of Chinese history ... Edward Wong is about as knowledgeable a guide to China as a reader could ever hope to find Barbara DemickFinely crafted ... opens up the complexities of Chinese politics and Chinese life in a way that general readers will find fascinating ... deeply satisfying John Simpson, GuardianThe son of Chinese immigrants in Washington, DC, Edward Wong grew up among family secrets. His father toiled in restaurants and rarely spoke of his native land or his years in the Peoples Liberation Army under Mao. Yook Kearn Wong came of age during the Japanese occupation in World War II and the Communist revolution, when he fell under the spell of Maos promise of a powerful China. His astonishing journey as a soldier took him from Manchuria during the Korean War to Xinjiang on the Central Asian frontier. In 1962, disillusioned with the Communist Party, he planned a desperate escape to Hong Kong.When Edward Wong became the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times, he investigated his fathers mysterious past while assessing for himself the dream of a resurgent China. He met the citizens driving the nations astounding economic boom and global expansion - and grappling with the vortex of nationalistic rule under Xi Jinping, the most powerful leader since Mao. Following in his fathers footsteps, he witnessed protests and civil rights struggles in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong. And he had an insiders view of the worlds two superpowers meeting at a perilous crossroads.Wong tells a moving chronicle of a family and a nation that spans nearly a century of momentous change and gives profound insight into a new authoritarian age transforming the world. A groundbreaking book, At the Edge of Empire is the essential work for understanding China today. Author Biography Edward Wong is a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times. In twenty-five years at the Times, he has served as a war correspondent in Iraq and as the Beijing bureau chief. He is the winner of the Livingston Award for international reporting and was on a team of Pulitzer Prize finalists. He has been a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and a visiting professor at Princeton University and UC Berkeley. He has done fellowships at the Wilson Center and the Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School. He lives with his family in Washington, DC. Details ISBN 178816265X ISBN-13 9781788162654 Title At the Edge of Empire Author Edward Wong Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 464 Publisher Profile Books Ltd GE_Item_ID:160521959; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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