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040 _aUniversity of Cebu-Banilad
_beng
_cUniversity of Cebu-Banilad
_erda
082 0 0 _223
100 1 _aOsnos, Evan,
_d1976-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAge of ambition :
_bchasing fortune, truth, and faith in the new China /
_cEvan Osnos.
250 _aFirst edition.
260 _aNew York :
_bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,
_cc2014.
300 _ax, 403 pages :
_bmap ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aContents: Prologue — Part I: Fortune — Part II: Truth — Part III: Faith — Epilogue — Notes on sources — Acknowledgement — Index.
520 _a"A vibrant, colorful, and revelatory inner history of China during a moment of profound transformation From abroad, we often see China as a caricature: a nation of pragmatic plutocrats and ruthlessly dedicated students destined to rule the global economy--or an addled Goliath, riddled with corruption and on the edge of stagnation. What we don't see is how both powerful and ordinary people are remaking their lives as their country dramatically changes. As the Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, Evan Osnos was on the ground in China for years, witness to profound political, economic, and cultural upheaval. In Age of Ambition, he describes the greatest collision taking place in that country: the clash between the rise of the individual and the Communist Party's struggle to retain control. He asks probing questions: Why does a government with more success lifting people from poverty than any civilization in history choose to put strict restraints on freedom of expression? Why do millions of young Chinese professionals--fluent in English and devoted to Western pop culture--consider themselves "angry youth," dedicated to resisting the West's influence? How are Chinese from all strata finding meaning after two decades of the relentless pursuit of wealth? Writing with great narrative verve and a keen sense of irony, Osnos follows the moving stories of everyday people and reveals life in the new China to be a battleground between aspiration and authoritarianism, in which only one can prevail" —Backcover
521 _aAdult
541 _xLopez, Edilyn
_yCollege of Tourism Management
_zTourism
546 _aText in English
586 _aNational Book Award Winner
650 0 _aSocial change
_zChina.
650 0 _aEconomic development
_zChina.
650 0 _aIndividualism
_zChina.
650 0 _aAuthoritarianism
_zChina.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Asia / China.
651 0 _aChina
_xCivilization
_y2002-
651 0 _aChina
_xSocial conditions
_y2000-
651 0 _aChina
_xPolitics and government
_y2002-
942 _2ddc
_cBK
998 _cadryann[new]
_d07/08/2025
998 _cLeslie [edited]
_d05/12/2026
999 _c13728
_d13728