{"product_id":"socialism-is-great-a-workers-memoir-of-the-new-china","title":"Socialism is Great !   A Worker's Memoir of the New China","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Lijia Zhang\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 284\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788172238049\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA spirited memoir by a former Chinese factory worker, who grew up in Nanjing, participated in the Tianamen Square protest and ended up as an international journalist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLijia Zhang worked as a teenager in a factory producing missiles designed to reach North America, queuing every month to give evidence to the 'period police' that she wasn't pregnant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the oppressive routine of guarded compounds and political meetings, Zhang grew disillusioned with 'The Glorious Cause' and set out to learn English. She flaunted her intellectual independence from wearing bright, Western style clothes to organizing the largest demonstration by Nanjing workers in support of Tiananmen Square protest in 1989. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy narrating the changes in her own life, Zhang chronicles the momentous shift in China's economic policy: her factory, still an ICBM manufacturer, won the bid to cast a giant Bronze Buddha as the whole country went crazy for profit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSocialism is great! Is a testament to Zhang's personal triumph over the controlled existence that was supposed to be her destiny?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'… a rare and intimate glimpse of a country and culture that are now reshaping our world' -  Pankaj Mishra \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Lijia Zhang’s book is gentle, funny and wry. A lovely addition to some very fine contemporary writing coming out of China. I enjoyed it tremendously’.\u003cbr\u003e-\tArundhati Roy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Socialism is Great! Is guaranteed to leave you moved and uplifted Lijia Zhang’s determination to make the life she wanted’.\u003cbr\u003e-\tHari kunzru\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.\tInheritance\u003cbr\u003e2.\tThe Weight of Adulthood\u003cbr\u003e3.\tMasters of the Nation\u003cbr\u003e4.\tRaw rice has been Cooked\u003cbr\u003e5.\tThe Liming Empire\u003cbr\u003e6.\tSpring Outing\u003cbr\u003e7.\tSeize the Moment\u003cbr\u003e8.\tThe Long hair Drama\u003cbr\u003e9.\tWeijia\u003cbr\u003e10.\tWould-be Model\u003cbr\u003e11.\tQuite Please, Comrades\u003cbr\u003e12.\tSacred Mountain\u003cbr\u003e13.\tRed Rock\u003cbr\u003e14.\tFortress Besieged\u003cbr\u003e15.\tJourney to the North\u003cbr\u003e16.\tFalling back into the Well\u003cbr\u003e17.\tHome at War\u003cbr\u003e18.\tMissiles and Misty Poems\u003cbr\u003e19.\tA tool of Struggle\u003cbr\u003e20.\tThe English Corner\u003cbr\u003e21.\tClouds and Rain\u003cbr\u003e22.\tAn Unsettling feather\u003cbr\u003e23.\tParty Passport\u003cbr\u003e24.\tThe Phoenix Feather\u003cbr\u003e25.\tA city on the Sea\u003cbr\u003e26.\tJasmine\u003cbr\u003e27.\tStorm\u003cbr\u003e28.\tThe third Party\u003cbr\u003e29.\tThe Incident in the Park\u003cbr\u003e30.\tBegging for Happiness\u003cbr\u003e31.\tTroubled Smile\u003cbr\u003e32.\tFish and Bear Paw\u003cbr\u003e33.\tUnwanted Joy\u003cbr\u003e34.\tThe Ocean Beckons\u003cbr\u003e35.\tLeniency to those who Confess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Lijia Zhang \/ HarperCollins \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153534120304,"sku":"26324","price":35.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/26324.jpg?v=1793910787","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/socialism-is-great-a-workers-memoir-of-the-new-china","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}