The Coming Collapse of China
Author: Gordon Chang
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ISBN: 037550477X
Publisher: Random House (31 July, 2001)
Sales Rank: 69,508
Average Customer Rating: 2.71 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Look at China in a new way
I picked this book as supplementary reading for a summer course I've been taking at NYU, I guess because the title made it sound more interesting than a lot of the other books on offer, and I really liked it. It's very contemporary, reads more like a magazine article than a history book, and what I particularly liked about it is the way the author sticks his neck out and doesn't mince words. Not one for wishy washy predictions, he says the Chinese govt will fall in 5 to 10 years, and he sets out to say why. You can tell he's lived in China because he uses examples from the street life there, not ones he's read about in the newspaper. I recommend this book--it's exciting. I felt I was on the cutting edge of some new idea, reading it. I don't really know if Chang is right, but his book's made me look at China in a new way.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Good Attempt
Firstly, I would begin by saying : "Congratulations on getting your first book published!". The book title is very provocative and would compel any sinophile to read further. However, beyond the title, I found the book to be highly opinionated and inadequately substantiated.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Good Attempt
Firstly I would begin by saying: "congratulations on getting your first book published!"The book title is very provocative and would compel any sinophile to read further. However, beyond the title, I found the book to be highly opinionated and inadequately substantiated.
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