Off The Wall How We Fell For CHINA - Softcover

William N.Brown

Softcover

ISBN 10: 7119116096 ISBN 13: 9787119116099

Publisher: Foreign Languages Press, 2018

Synopsis

William N. Brown was a young airman in the U.S. Air Force when he first became interested in China. Driven by curiosity, he moved with his family to Xiamen in 1988, where for three decades he has witnessed the many changes since Reform and Opening-up. It is because of his unique experience that this book, OFF THE WALL-HOW WE FELL FOR CHINA, came into being. Our editorial team selected nearly 50 of his original letters to family and close friends written between 1988 and 2017 for this book. The first time in print, this book is a unique window into the past 40 years' transformation of not only Xiamen but the whole of China. Bill's father initially strongly objected his move to China, but over time he came to support Bill's choice as he read his son's letters about the sweeping changes from the late 1980s' muddy pathways to today's modernized urban infrastructure. This book, compiled from 3 decades of letters, reveals to overseas readers not only China's changes but also the author and his family's strong fondness for China and its people.

About this title

About the Author:

William N. Brown, the first American to receive Permanent Residence in Fujian Province after Reform and Opening-up. In 1988, he moved with his family to Xiamen where he taught MBA courses for the past 30 years. In 1993, he was awarded 'Friendship Award'.

About this edition

• Publisher: Foreign Languages Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 7119116096
• ISBN 13: 9787119116099
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216