Although China's impact on our lives is rapidly growing (whether it
is household goods "made in China" or Chinese companies buying our
debt and investing in our economy), many in the West focus on China
for a host of familiar reasons - pollution, human rights abuses,
computer hacking, lead poisoning and so on - that do little to
enhance our understanding of how China operates and what it is like
to live there. In P.R.C - Pretty Real China, Denis Lejeune
challenges Western notions of the nature of contemporary China by
drawing on his experience of living in Chongqing. While tour
agencies replay romantic images of paddy fields and mist-shrouded
jagged peaks and the media play on the fears this burgeoning
superpower may generate, Lejeune paints a realistic portrait of
modern China - a country that is surprising, amusing,
contradictory, infuriating, sometimes endearing, but always
puzzling. Denis challenges readers to solve this Chinese puzzle
with him as he describes mixing with a vast array of locals-from
government officials to peasants to students and white-collar
workers-and navigates life as a western expatriate in this
perplexing culture. Any Westerner who is considering working or
studying in China would be far better prepared for the experience
after reading this uncompromising set of impressions and
experiences.
General
Imprint: |
CreateSpace
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2013 |
First published: |
May 2013 |
Authors: |
Denis Lejeune
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
210 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4849-5985-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4849-5985-X |
Barcode: |
9781484959855 |
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