Tide Players: The Movers and Shakers of a Rising China by Jianying Zha (English)

Description: Tide Players by Jianying Zha Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Tide Players collects nuanced and sharply etched profiles of these movers and shakers, capturing both the concrete detail and the epic dimension of life in the worlds fastest growing economy. Publisher Description In Tide Players, acclaimed author Jianying Zha depicts a new generation of movers and shakers who are transforming todays China. In a half-dozen sharply etched and nuanced profiles, Tide Players captures both the concrete detail and the epic dimension of life in the worlds fastest-growing economy.Zhas vivid cast of characters includes an unlikely couple who teamed up to become the countrys leading real-estate moguls; a gifted chameleon who transformed himself from Maos favorite "barefoot doctor" during the Cultural Revolution to a publishing maverick; and a tycoon of home-electronic chain stores who insisted on avenging his mother, who had been executed as "a counterrevolutionary criminal." Alongside these entrepreneurs, Zha also brings us the intellectuals: a cantankerous professor at Chinas top university; a former cultural minister turned prolific writer; and Zhas own brother, a dissident who served a nine-year prison term for helping to found the China Democracy Party.Zhas insightful insider-outsider portraits garnered nationwide acclaim, as they offer a picture of a China that few Western readers have seen before. Author Biography Jianying Zha is a writer, media critic, and China representative of the India China Institute at The New School. She is the author of "China Pop" and three collections of fiction and two nonfiction books in Chinese, including "The Eighties," an award-winning cultural retrospective of the 1980s in China. She has published widely in both Chinese and English for a variety of publications, including the "New Yorker," the "New York Times," "Dushu," and "Wanxiang." She lives in Beijing and New York. Details ISBN 1595588809 ISBN-13 9781595588807 Title Tide Players Author Jianying Zha Format Paperback Year 2013 Pages 230 Publisher The New Press GE_Item_ID:140340780; 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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