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Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip

by Peter Hessler
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One of The Economist's Best Books of the YearFrom the bestselling author of Oracle Bones and River Town comes the final book in his award-winning trilogy on the human side of the economic revolution in China.Peter Hessler, whom the Wall Street Journal calls "one of the Western world's most thoughtful writers on modern China," deftly illuminates the vast, shifting landscape of a traditionally rural nation that, having once built walls against foreigners, is now building roads and factory towns that look to the outside world.**

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Target Audience

对中国社会、经济发展以及文化变迁感兴趣的读者。特别是那些希望了解中国农村地区现状,以及普通中国人在快速变革时代所面临的机遇与挑战的读者。

Author Background

Peter Hessler,华尔街日报称他为“西方世界对现代中国最有思想的作家之一”,他巧妙地阐明了一个传统乡村国家广阔而变化的景观,这个国家曾经筑起城墙抵御外国人,现在正在建设面向外部世界的道路和工厂城镇。

Historical Context

本书创作于中国经济快速发展的时期,正值改革开放政策实施后,大量农村人口涌向城市寻找工作。作者通过自驾的方式,深入中国乡村,记录了这一历史背景下中国社会发生的深刻变化,以及传统与现代的冲突与融合。

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