The Beijing Olympics ensured that the world would be watching China
in 2008, and the year turned out to be the most tumultuous and
traumatic for the Chinese since the massive Tiananmen uprising of
1989. Crippling winter storms, riots in Tibet, the devastating
Sichuan earthquake, and many other dramatic events including the
PRC edging out the United States to become the country with the
most Internet users grabbed international headlines. This
innovative book, based on postings from the China Beat (the noted
group blog/electronic magazine based at the University of
California, Irvine) as well as works from other leading
publications and completely new material, showcases the
as-it-happened reports and commentaries of a mix of distinguished
academics, high-profile journalists, and freelance writers, and
up-and-coming young China specialists. China in 2008 takes the
unique approach of bringing the timeliness of the blogosphere into
book form, expanding and reflecting thoughtfully on stories in the
news while retaining the eclectic, opinionated, and engaging feel
of the China Beat. It will be invaluable reading for everyone with
a keen interest in China today. Contributions by: Pallavi Aiyar,
David Bandurski, Geremie R. Barme, Nicole Barnes, Daniel Beekman,
Susan Brownell, Par Cassel, Leslie T. Chang, Yong Chen, Maura
Elizabeth Cunningham, Xujun Eberlein, Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley,
Mary S. Erbaugh, James Farrer, Caroline Finlay, Howard W. French,
Pierre Fuller, Anna Greenspan, Amy Hanser, Peter Hessler, Jeremiah
Jenne, Paul R. Katz, Miri Kim, Richard Kraus, Haiyan Lee, Donald S.
Lopez Jr., David Luesink, Liang Luo, Charlene E. Makley, Kate
Merkel-Hess, Stephen Mihm, James Miles, Pankaj Mishra, Rana Mitter,
Julia K. Murray, Timothy S. Oakes, Alex Pasternack, Kenneth L.
Pomeranz, David Porter, Shakhar Rahav, Benjamin L. Read, Caroline
Reeves, Eric Setzekorn, Angilee Shah, Xia Shi, Steve Smith, Donald
S. Sutton, Paola Voci, Nicolai Volland, Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom,
Timothy B. Weston, Guobin Yang, and Lijia Zhang."
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