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China Underground (2009)

by Zachary Mexico(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1593762232 (ISBN13: 9781593762230)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Soft Skull Press

review 1: A well-written (though with the occasional errors) exposition on the hidden side of China. Mexico reveals the faces of modern day China that are rarely seen by foreigners, even by many expatriates that live in China. The scars created by its tortured 20th century history, its rapid rise to fiscal and industrial prosperity, all whilst many still are trampled under hoof of its massive economachine. Mexico gives lively portrayals of the Chinese as they navigate their lives within these tumultuous times. And despite the rough portrayals, the tales are gripping and exciting -- it makes me personally nostalgic to return to this cultured, yet troubled, land between Earth and Heaven.
review 2: An interesting collage of stories from the less reported side of China, ... morethis book is an engaging and easily digestible whirlwind tour.Having lived and worked in China, a lot of the stories brought smiles of recognition and sparked off my own nostalgia for the curioser aspects of the country that are never mentioned in the tedious rehashing that passes for commentary on China in most Western media. The chapters that focus on the stories of individual people, with their histories, dreams, frustrations and contradictions, are by far the strongest and most interesting. Minus points for the some of the duller chapters, which tend to focus solely on travel writing, which is not Mexico's strong point, or China's drug culture, which I'm just not interested in. less

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