The Barefoot Lawyer - The Remarkable Memoir of China's Bravest Political Activist

Informationen zum Autor Chen Guangcheng is a Chinese civil rights activist now living in the US. In 2007 he was named one of Time magazine's 'Time 100', a list of '100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world'. He is also a laureate of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, bestowed for 'his irrepressible passion for justice in leading ordinary Chinese citizens to assert their legitimate rights under the law'. He is the author of The Barefoot Lawyer: The Remarkable Memoir of China's Bravest Political Activist. Klappentext An electrifying memoir by the blind Chinese activist who inspired millions with his fight for justice, and his belief in the cause of freedomAn electrifying memoir by the blind Chinese activist who inspired millions with his fight for justice, and his belief in the cause of freedom Zusammenfassung An electrifying memoir by the blind Chinese activist who inspired millions with his fight for justice, and his belief in the cause of freedom

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Chen Guangcheng is a Chinese civil rights activist now living in the US. In 2007 he was named one of Time magazine's 'Time 100', a list of '100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world'. He is also a laureate of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, bestowed for 'his irrepressible passion for justice in leading ordinary Chinese citizens to assert their legitimate rights under the law'. He is the author of The Barefoot Lawyer: The Remarkable Memoir of China's Bravest Political Activist.

Product details

• Authors: Chen Guangcheng, Guangcheng Chen
• Assisted by: Dalai Lama The (Introduction)
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781447268826
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-6882-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; China, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Civics and citizenship, Political activism / Political engagement