Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
by Evan Osnos
Description
A vivid, deeply reported portrait of China as it rises into a global power, this book follows entrepreneurs, activists, artists, and ordinary citizens pursuing wealth, influence, freedom, and meaning amid extraordinary social change. It explores the tensions between ambition and inequality, censorship and self-expression, material prosperity and spiritual uncertainty. Through intimate stories and sharp cultural analysis, the narrative reveals how China’s transformation is reshaping both individual lives and the nation’s place in the world. Engaging and perceptive, it offers a nuanced account of a society negotiating the promises and pressures of modernity.
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paperback
Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux
Published Jan 1, 2014
403 pages
ISBN: 9780374280741
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First Published
2014
Language
eng
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