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For centuries, Beijing was closed off to the world, turned inward and literally built around the imperial Forbidden City, the emblem of all that was unknowable about China. But now the capital is reinventing itself to reflect China's global influence, progress, and prosperity. When Tom Scocca arrived--an American eager to see another culture--Beijing was looking toward welcoming the world to its Olympics, and preparations were in full swing to renew itself. Scocca discovered a city of contradictions--modern and ancient, friendly yet wary, bold and insecure. He talked to scientists tasked with changing the weather, and interviewed architects; checked out the campaign to stop public spitting; documented the planting of trees, the rerouting of traffic, the demolition of the old city, and the designs of a new metropolis, all the while finding the city more daunting, and more intimate. Beijing Welcomes You is a glimpse into the future and an encounter with an urban place we do not yet fully comprehend, and a superpower it is essential we get to know better.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594485801
ISBN-13
9781594485800
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109482939

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Book Title
Beijing Welcomes You : Unveiling the Capital City of the Future
Author
Tom Scocca
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China, Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Travel, Social Science
Number of Pages
432 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
11.8 Oz

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"A revealing and well-written report on what we should know and understand about twenty-first-century China." - Gay Talese "Blindingly brilliant insights . . . Scocca writes with grace, texture, nuance, wisdom, and wit. Don't skim this book, savor it." - Gene Weingarten "Wry [and] knowing . . . Beijing Welcomes You is a street-level introduction to a city that's at once the world's center and its back office, a place where you can feel 'on the top of the pile and on the bottom, all at once.'" - The Christian Science Monitor "Lively . . . [Scocca] has a keen eye for the oddities with which Beijing is abundantly endowed." - The Washington Post, "A revealing and well-written report on what we should know and understand about twenty-first-century China." -- Gay Talese "Blindingly brilliant insights . . . Scocca writes with grace, texture, nuance, wisdom, and wit. Don't skim this book, savor it." -- Gene Weingarten "Wry [and] knowing . . . Beijing Welcomes You is a street-level introduction to a city that's at once the world's center and its back office, a place where you can feel 'on the top of the pile and on the bottom, all at once.'" -- The Christian Science Monitor "Lively . . . [Scocca] has a keen eye for the oddities with which Beijing is abundantly endowed." -- The Washington Post, "A revealing and well-written report on what we should know and understand about twenty-first-century China." -- Gay Talese "Blindingly brilliant insights . . . Scocca writes with grace, texture, nuance, wisdom, and wit. Don't skim this book, savor it." -- Gene Weingarten "Wry [and] knowing . . . Beijing Welcomes You is a street-level introduction to a city that's at once the world's center and its back office, a place where you can feel 'on the top of the pile and on the bottom, all at once.'" -- The Christian Science Monitor "Lively . . . [Scocca] has a keen eye for the oddities with which Beijing is abundantly endowed." -- The Washington Post
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
951/.15606092 B
Dewey Edition
22

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