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China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: bias
Comments: the author is "tired of the optimistics" as he stated in the book. all he wanted to show is the negative side of view although part of them probably were true. if you really want to know a true china, you need to explore yourself broadly however not from anyone who only tells you what he wants you to know.
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Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: A great book
Comments: I was tasked with an unclassified China Culture Brief for our squadron's Commander's Call. I used many of Rob Gifford's facts, stories, and analysis, all of which went over well.
His story about the great wall petering out around the Hexi Corridor got my mind churning on how useless the wall really was (and the feasibility of other countries walls, for that matter.) His description of how SW and NW China are not really the China that westerners have in mind was eye opening. How Rob encountered city upon city that have 1 million people yet are never even mentioned in the west is a true testament to how big the population size, something I am just starting to wrap my brain around. The pictures in the middle are great, I wish Random House could have included double that amount. The cover picture is a wonderful contrast of old and new China, great idea for whoever brainstormed that one.
I read many international relations books for my job and this1was the best and clearest writing I have stumbled upon in a while. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Fascinating profile of China today
Comments: I read this book while teaching school in China Summer 2008. It was a interesting depiction of the dichotomies in China today - on the1hand the official word and on the other the curiosity and interest of the people in ething western. It was a book that made me think a lot about what I was seeing and what my students were saying. Gifford accurately and clearly points out the options that face China in the near future and manages to give what seemed to me an unbiased view of both sides of each option. Gifford travels to both known and little known places so it's a travelogue as well. The book is well written and well worth reading if you have any interest in China at all. When I finished reading China Road, I passed it along to another teacher at the school who has travelled throughout China and has lived there as well. He could hardly put it down, he found it so interesting. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: China Road - trip into the minds of the populace
Comments: Rob Gifford presents an insightful journey into the hearts of the hearts and minds of the Chinese citizens he interviews on his travels down Route 312. He also supplies historical information on how China got where it is today, and his prediction on how the country will evolve in the future. His observations help outsiders understand the ever evolving mixture of loosening economical control with the maintenance of a communist political structure, and the risks it presents to China's future. Overall, an excellent and thought provoking book!! |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: China from1side to the other
Comments: NPR reporter Robert Grifford travels the length of China overland meeting interesting people and seeing the sharp contrasts in this emerging power.
From the ultra-modern skyscrapers of Shanghai to farms unchanged in centuries Grifford seeks out the state of modern China in each.
Grifford's style is clear and patient, he explains the history and background of each destination and even a pronunciation guide for Chinese names. Both neophites and veteran China scholars will find things of interest.
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