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Informationen zum Autor Gary Finnegan is an award-winning journalist and former magazine editor currently living and working in Beijing. He has been a contributor and columnist to Irish newspapers and magazines! as well as making regular appearances on national and local radio and television including Newstalk! The Last Word on Today FM! TV3's Ireland AM and The Late Late Show. This is his first book. Klappentext Presents insights into Chinese history and its society. This book attempts to understand modern China from Chairman Mao to the surge in IVF and plastic surgery clinics. It is suitable for those curious about one of the most populous nation on earth! and the weird and wonderful things on offer for a foreigner grappling with serious culture shock. Zusammenfassung Presents insights into Chinese history and its society. This book attempts to understand modern China from Chairman Mao to the surge in IVF and plastic surgery clinics. It is suitable for those curious about one of the most populous nation on earth! and the weird and wonderful things on offer for a foreigner grappling with serious culture shock. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. 'Hello! Big Nose'; 2. One Child Spits All; 3. Jobs for the Boys; 4. Bursting My Bubble; 5. Mao Country; 6. Dynasties; 7. Expat Paradise; 8. Price of Progress; 9. War on Weather; 10. Volatility in Foreign Markets; 11. Good News from China; 12. See You Later Innovator; 13. Hitting the Wall; 14. The Beautiful Game; 15. Willkommen Qingdao; 16. Massaging HIV Figures; 17. Colonel Sanders! You Genius; 18. Immortality Awaits; 19. Sleepless in Shanghai; 20. Peking Man.
