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Accidental Capitalist [electronic resource] / A People's Story of the New China / by Behzad Yaghmaian.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yaghmaian, Behzad, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Migrant labor--China--Biography.
- Migrant labor.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the last three decades China has experienced the largest population movement in human history. Millions have left behind homes to find work and new opportunities in the emerging mega-cities.Through months of sustained interpersonal contact with migrant workers and factory owners, Behzad Yaghmaian paints a unique portrait of a country experiencing the turmoil of rapid development. His close listening has produced an intimate look at the hopes, hardships, triumphs and tragedies of those behind the Chinese 'economic dragon'.The Accidental Capitalist reveals the human reality behind China's rise to global-superpower status. Yaghmaian articulates the collective narrative of a people which will resonate with anyone living under capitalism and provide valuable material to students and scholars.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Photographs
- Timeline
- Map
- Introduction: The Greatest Migration
- Book 1: The Tenants of the Li Family
- THE BEAUTIFUL ROSE GARDEN
- THE LI FAMILY VILLAGE
- THE PORTRAIT OF MAO
- GRANDPA
- THE COMMUNISTS BURIED THEIR SOLDIERS
- THE GREAT FAMINE
- THE DECORATOR'S FORTUNE
- THE SCENT OF FRESH GRASS
- Book II: The Migrant Girls' Long March
- THE TOY FACTORY GIRLS
- I WANT TO SEE THE WORLD
- THE GREAT FLOOD
- BEAN CURDS
- I WILL BE MY OWN BOSS
- RED LANTERNS ON THE MOUNTAIN
- A WHITE-COLLAR WORKER
- Book III: The Accidental Capitalist
- ZHAO GANG: THE DECLINING EXPORT-PROCESS ING INDUSTRIES
- CHILD LABOUR
- THE ANCESTOR'S TOMB
- LUJIANG
- LEAVING FOR SHENZHEN
- ARISE, YOU PRISONERS OF STARVATION
- Book IV: A Man for All Seasons
- YUE HAITAO: SAVING THE WORLD IN THE NEW CHINA
- LEAVING QINGDAO
- RUNNING TO DIE
- TAKING SIDES
- OWN A PIECE OF AMERICA
- BASTILLE DAY
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 1-84964-652-X
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