China wakes : the struggle for the soul of a rising power

"The definitive book on China's uneasy transformation into an economic and political superpower by two Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters. An insightful and thought-provoking analysis of daily life in China, China Wakes is an exemplary work of reportage. 16 pages of photos. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
"In this heroically researched book, husband-and-wife reporters illuminate both the Chinese boom-state and the tottering dictatorship. With the same vigor and empathy that won them the Pulitzer Prize for jouralism, they travel from the highlands of Tibet to the bloody environs of Tiananmen Square and produce a canvasthat takes in peasants and real estate speculators, dissidents and corrupt officials."
"The authors argue that today's leaders are remarkably similar to those of past dynasties but that, given their entrepreneurial energy, Chinese people are living better now than ever before. In interviews with many different types of people, Kristof and WuDunn (who won a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on the Tiananmen Square massacre) observe that Chinese society is changing slowly in the face of much blatant injustice. On a positive note, they see China as a nation that is beginning to appreciate the benefits of law over imperial rule."@en