{"product_id":"age-of-ambition-chasing-fortune-truth-and-faith-in-the-new-china-paperback","title":"Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvan Osnos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction finalist\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2014 National Book Award in nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e As the Beijing correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Evan Osnos was on the ground in China for years, witness to profound political, economic, and cultural upheaval. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAge of Ambition \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a vibrant, colorful, and revelatory inner history of China during a moment of profound transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAge of Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e, Osnos 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn Economist Best Book of 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the bronze medal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e for the Council on Foreign Relations' 2015 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Ross Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvan Osnos\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, where he served as the China correspondent from 2008 to 2013. He is the winner of two Overseas Press Club awards and the Asia Society's Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia. Previously, he worked at the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 2008. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978451058989,"sku":"9780374535278","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RzAwcFZnUUJGSk5kM2R2Z2pEZGVHUT09.webp?v=1775805235","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/age-of-ambition-chasing-fortune-truth-and-faith-in-the-new-china-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}