China's Millennials : The Want Generation.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781442248847
- 305.20951
- HQ799.C5 F57 2015
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- I: Getting Educated -- 1 Boot Camp -- 2 The Test -- 3 The University -- 4 The Patriots -- II: Going to Work -- 5 Factory Town -- 6 The Ants -- 7 The Golden Rice Bowl -- 8 The Entrepreneurs -- III: Coping -- 9 The Leftovers -- 10 Eating Bitterness -- 11 Finding Faith -- IV: Pushing Back -- 12 The Social Activists -- 13 The Environmentalists -- 14 The Journalists -- 15 Generations -- Notes -- Index.
Eric Fish provides compelling portraits of young Chinese as they struggle to cope with their country's wrenching socioeconomic and demographic transition after years of lofty expectations. He deftly captures their hopes, disillusionment, and rebellion in a system that is scrambling to keep them in line as they increasingly refuse to conform.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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