Description: At the Edge of Empire by Edward Wong The essential history of modern China, told through the story of one family FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New 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. Review A brilliant personal account of Chinas borderlands and peoples-Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Mongols, Tibetans ... full of insight and compassion - Francis FukuyamaAstonishing ... A humane, moving story against a massive canvas of Chinas rise to power - Rana Mitter, authorUtterly gripping and original ... an unforgettable account of the countrys recent past and present - Julia Lovell, Professor of Modern China at Birkbeck College, University of London and authorIn the age of the instant expert, Edward Wong is the real thing ... [A] blend of epic family memoir and deeply insightful reporting on the rise of an increasingly autocratic China under Xi Jinping - Edward Luce, Financial Times columnist and authorA fascinating read ... a beautifully-written personal account of Chinas rise to a superpower ... vividly told - Hsiao-Hung Pai, journalist and author Promotional The essential history of modern China, told through the story of one family Details ISBN178816265X Author Edward Wong ISBN-10 178816265X ISBN-13 9781788162654 Format Hardcover Year 2024 Publisher Profile Books Ltd Edition Description Main Imprint Profile Books Ltd Subtitle A Familys Reckoning with China Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9781788162661 Audience General Pages 464 Publication Date 2024-06-27 UK Release Date 2024-06-27 NZ Release Date 2024-09-23 Illustrations 16PP SECTION B&W We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161547675;
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