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Age of Ambition : Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China

by Evan Osnos
$14.23 $9.96 30% off
Age of Ambition : Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China - Thryft
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China's transformation: Ambition versus control.

Age of Ambition is a must-read for those interested in the ongoing social and political transformations in modern-day China. Evan Osnos' account of everyday Chinese people's pursuit of wealth and freedom of expression is a moving narrative that provides insights into the immense cultural, economic, and political changes that the country has witnessed in recent years.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (2015)
  • National Book Award for Nonfiction (2014)
  • Guardian First Book Award Nominee (2014)
  • Lionel Gelber Prize Nominee (2015)
  • Helen Bernstein Book Award Nominee for Excellence in Journalism (2015)
  • Arthur Ross Book Award for Honorable Mention (2015)
  • Cornelius Ryan Award (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Age of Ambition : Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China

by Evan Osnos
$14.23 $9.96 30% off
ISBN: 9780374535278
Authors: Evan Osnos
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date of Publication: 2015-05-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Economics, Sociology, Travel, History, Business, Politics
Related Topics: Sociology, Economics, History, Politics, History, Asia, Politics, Sociology, History
Goodreads rating: 4.25
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Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction finalistWinner of the 2014 National Book Award in nonfictionAs the Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker , Evan Osnos was on the ground in China for years, witness to profound political, economic, and cultural upheaval.Age of Ambition provides a vibrant, colorful, and revelatory inner history of China during a moment of profound transformation.From abroad, we often see China as a a nation of pragmatic plutocrats and ruthlessly dedicated students destined to rule the global economy-or an addled Goliath, riddled with corruption and on the edge of stagnation. What we don't see is how both powerful and ordinary people are remaking their lives as their country dramatically changes.In Age of Ambition , Osnos describes the greatest collision taking place in that the clash between the rise of the individual and the Communist Party's struggle to retain control. He asks probing Why does a government with more success lifting people from poverty than any civilization in history choose to put strict restraints on freedom of expression? Why do millions of young Chinese professionals-fluent in English and devoted to Western pop culture-consider themselves "angry youth," dedicated to resisting the West's influence? How are Chinese from all strata finding meaning after two decades of the relentless pursuit of wealth?Writing with great narrative verve and a keen sense of irony, Osnos follows the moving stories of everyday people and reveals life in the new China to be a battleground between aspiration and authoritarianism, in which only one can prevail.An Economist Best Book of 2014Winner of the bronze medal for the Council on Foreign Relations’ 2015 Arthur Ross Book Award
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China's transformation: Ambition versus control.

Age of Ambition is a must-read for those interested in the ongoing social and political transformations in modern-day China. Evan Osnos' account of everyday Chinese people's pursuit of wealth and freedom of expression is a moving narrative that provides insights into the immense cultural, economic, and political changes that the country has witnessed in recent years.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (2015)
  • National Book Award for Nonfiction (2014)
  • Guardian First Book Award Nominee (2014)
  • Lionel Gelber Prize Nominee (2015)
  • Helen Bernstein Book Award Nominee for Excellence in Journalism (2015)
  • Arthur Ross Book Award for Honorable Mention (2015)
  • Cornelius Ryan Award (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.