The Globalist’s Top Books on China
What are the ten most intriguing books on China published in the last decade?
August 11, 2008
| 1. |  |
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: Thunder from the East — Portrait of a Rising Asia Will China take over the number one spot in the league of global leaders 40 years from now?
|
| 2. |  |
Chen Guidi and Wu Chuntao: Will the Boat Sink the Water? — The Life of China’s Peasants Can China continue its economic rise without alienating its peasant population?
|
| 3. |  |
Rachel DeWoskin: Foreign Babes in Beijing What is life like for an American expatriate — turned Chinese TV star — living in China’s capital city?
|
| 4. |  |
Mark Leonard: What Does China Think? Can China produce its own model of democracy separate from Western ideals?
|
| 5. |  |
Thomas Campanella: The Concrete Dragon What are the long-term effects of hasty urban planning and questionable construction standards in China?
|
| 6. |  |
John Pomfret: Chinese Lessons As compared to the China of a quarter century ago, what has since changed — and what remains the same?
|
| 7. |  |
Elizabeth C. Economy: China’s Challenge — Beyond the Economy
What environmental challenges do China’s political leaders face?
|
| 8. |  |
Ernest H. Preeg: India and China — An Advanced Technology Race and How the United States Should Respond
Will a lack of unified national purpose cause the United States to fall behind Asia?
|
| 9. |  |
Will Hutton: The Writing on the Wall Despite recent economic reforms, how much influence does China’s government still exert over the private sector?
|
| 10. |  |
The Dawn of Global Trade: When Asia Was the World
How did Asia shape international trade more than a millennium ago?
|