Little Emperors

2008-02-11 Travel

Author : JoAnn Dionne
Release : 2008-02-11
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 903/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Little Emperors by : JoAnn Dionne

Download or read book Little Emperors written by JoAnn Dionne. This book was released on 2008-02-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short-listed for the 2009 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize Much has been made about how the New China has become an economic juggernaut in today’s world while civil liberties and basic freedoms remain constricted. We know where the aging leadership has taken and is taking China, but what about the very young? What are they like? When JoAnn Dionne arrived in Guangzho, she came prepared to live and teach elementary school in a Communist country. She expected to see soldiers in the streets, people in grey Mao suits, and lineups to buy toilet paper. Instead she found the world’s oldest country, throwing itself headlong into the future. She found traffic jams and 24/7 constructions, neon lights and smog, shopping malls and modern high-rises. And then she met the people who would live in that future – her students. Along with crisp insights into Chinese culture as seen through the eyes of a North American, Dionne provides a funny, often poignant glimpse of a nation undergoing rapid transformation.

The Little Emperors

2018-01-22 Fiction

Author : Alfred Duggan
Release : 2018-01-22
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 53X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Little Emperors written by Alfred Duggan. This book was released on 2018-01-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As barbarian hordes cut Britania off from Rome, ‘little emperors’ step into the power void... Having served at the Imperial Court itself, Felix, treasurer of Britannia, struggles in provincial Britain. Every penny is needed to fight the invading barbarians. Preoccupied with status and finances, he barely notices that his wily father-in-law is engineering a coup – one which forces Felix to flee for his life. Barbarians have cut off contact with Rome and ‘little emperors’ are springing up across Albion, ready to rule in Caesar’s stead. Who will survive this dangerous game of power? An extraordinary novel of the Roman empire, filled with intrigue and danger, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and Christian Cameron. Praise for Alfred Duggan ‘A story of intrigue and revolt, of suspense and action... Duggan is an enormous talent.’ Queen

Little Emperors and Material Girls

2015-02-28 Social Science

Author : Jemimah Steinfeld
Release : 2015-02-28
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 072/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Little Emperors and Material Girls written by Jemimah Steinfeld. This book was released on 2015-02-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China is the world's fastest-growing economic powerhouse. Everybody knows this. But behind the headlines a once-in-a-generation sexual and cultural revolution is taking place - all in the bars, cafes and streets of China's growing mega-cities. Welcome to this new China. Writer and journalist Jemimah Steinfeld meets the young people behind the world's fastest-moving nation to unveil their attitudes towards love, life and sexuality. Young Chinese have new words to describe the world they live in: 'little emperors' - single men who have grown up under the one child policy - they're bossy and selfish; 'bare branches' - those without children; 'leftovers' - women over twenty-six who aren't married; 'comrade' - how the gay community identifies itself; 'love markets' - weekend gatherings across China where parents attempt to find husbands and wives for their children, and others show up to match-make young singles and even offer boyfriends for hire.Jemimah Steinfeld introduces the people at the heart of this world, from the woman starting China's first online dating agency to the mistresses of the rich and powerful; from the company trying to sell sex toys to China's middle-classes to the sino-punks of Beijing's bar scene. Little Emperors and Material Girls is the book which will change the way you see China.

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