Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia - Rilegato

Kristof, Nicholas D.; Wudunn, Sheryl

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ISBN 10: 0375403256 ISBN 13: 9780375403255

Casa editrice: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2000

Riassunto

Kristof and WuDunn (Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times correspondents) depict a continent pregnant with potential and poised to reassert itself in the global era. Centering their analysis on the 1997 economic crisis, they consider the economic development of China, predict a renaissance in India, and discuss the role of technological innovation in Japan. They characterize the continent through the stories of people they have encountered: a Cambodian girl sold by her parents to a brothel; a bankrupted Thai businessman who started anew as a street vendor; a Japanese veteran haunted by the mother and child he killed during the war. They also consider Asia's shortcomings, such as the pervasive discrimination against women, the pollution accompanying development, and the rise of nationalism. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, husband and wife, shared a Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for their coverage for the <i>New York Times</i> of the Tiananmen democracy movement in China and its suppression. They are the authors of <b>China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power</b>. Kristof has served as <i>Times</i> bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo; WuDunn was a <i>Times</i> correspondent in Beijing and Tokyo, and has specialized in business journalism. Both now work for the <i>Times</i> in New York City and live nearby with their three children.

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itzer Prize-winning <i>New York Times</i> correspondents, a cutting-edge report on Asia and how its people are reshaping the world.<br><br>Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn bring to their revelatory book all the authority and insight of the fourteen years they spent covering Asia. They depict a continent poised to reassume the role it ceded five hundred years ago as the "center of the world." They muster convincing evidence that China may soon overtake the United States as the world's largest economy, that India is awakening from its long hibernation, that Japan is developing future consumer technologies that will benefit millions of people. <br><br>Kristof and WuDunn tell their story through vivid descriptions of the unforgettable characters they have encountered: the Cambodian girl sold by her parents to a brothel; the bankrupted Thai entrepreneur who starts life anew with a street-vending business; the Japanese veteran haunted by the mother and child he killed in war

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0375403256
• ISBN 13: 9780375403255
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 377
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile