When The Red Gates Opened (eBook)

A Memoir of China's Reawakening

Dori Jones Yang (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
328 Seiten
She Writes Press (Verlag)
978-1-63152-752-4 (ISBN)

Infos

A Riveting Memoir of Cross-Cultural Romance at a Pivotal Moment in History When China opened its doors in the 1980s, it shocked the world by allowing private enterprise and free markets. As a foreign correspondent for BusinessWeek, Dori Jones Yang was among the first American journalists to cover China under Deng Xiaoping, who dared to defy Maoist doctrine as he rushed to catch up with richer nations. Fluent in Mandarin, she got to know ordinary Chinese peoplewho were embracing opportunities that had once been unimaginable in China. This deeply personal story follows her rise from rookie reporter to experienced journalist. Her cross-cultural romance gave her deeper insights into how Deng's reforms led to hopes for better lives. This euphoriashared by American businesses and Chinese citizens alikereached its peak in 1989, when peaceful protestors filled Tiananmen Square, demanding democracy. On the ground in Beijing, Dori lived that hope, as well as the despair that followed. You'll be inspired by this book of empowerment about a young woman from Ohio who pushed aside barriers to become a foreign correspondent and then persevered despite setbacks. Written in a time when China's rapid rise is setting off fears in Washington, this book offers insight into the daring policies that started it all.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.9.2020
• Verlagsort: Berkeley
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: america and china • American living in China • Bicultural relationships • captivating memoir • china economic policies • China economic reform • china economic warfare • Chinese contemporary history • Contemporary memoir • Cross-Cultural Relations • cross-cultural romance • economic policies of china • Female foreign correspondent • geopolitical memoir • important memoir • insightful memoir • inspirational memoir • memoir of a strong woman • memoir strong women • political science 101 • political science books • political science for beginners • remarkable memoir • riveting memoir about a woman • riveting travel memoir • romantic interracial • true stories books • true stories china • true stories memoir about travel • US-China relations • US-China trade • US policy toward China • Working women inspiration
• ISBN-10: 1-63152-752-5 / 1631527525
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63152-752-4 / 9781631527524