The Year China Changed - Softcover

Tom Scovel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1625108648 ISBN 13: 9781625108647

Publisher: Tate Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The mighty China we know today was an impoverished and devastated nation when the Communists finally gained control back in 1949. Napoleons sleeping giant has awakened with a vengeance! The Peoples Republic of China has emerged as an economic super power, the major player in global politics, and Americas most dangerous competitor yet most valued partner. How did all of this transpire and how can we better understand this powerful nation and her extraordinary people? Born and raised in China, Tom Scovel was one of the first Americans to be invited back by the P.R.C. government and during his residence and travels in 1979, he was fortunate to witness firsthand the transformative policies that laid the foundations for the powerful nation we must reckon with today. He was also able to visit his childhood homes and the site of the internment camp where his family was incarcerated during World War II. Month after month during that momentous year, Scovel was able to observe the incremental changes in the economic, social, and political life of the average Chinese citizen that eventually led that nation from a weak and destitute country to todays contemporary power. He also documents a worldview that undergirds this amazing revolution and that still binds the modern Chinese people to their lengthy and rich historical heritage. The Year China Changed offers a unique perspective on China and her people from an American Chinese who was both a participant and an observer during a remarkable year of transformation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tate Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1625108648
• ISBN 13: 9781625108647
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 544