Eating Bitterness

Eating Bitterness
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9780520280366
ISBN-13 : 0520280369
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Book Synopsis Eating Bitterness by : Michelle Loyalka

Download or read book Eating Bitterness written by Michelle Loyalka and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-07-26 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year over 200 million peasants flock to China’s urban centers, providing a profusion of cheap labor that helps fuel the country’s staggering economic growth. Award-winning journalist Michelle Dammon Loyalka follows the trials and triumphs of eight such migrants—including a vegetable vendor, an itinerant knife sharpener, a free-spirited recycler, and a cash-strapped mother—offering an inside look at the pain, self-sacrifice, and uncertainty underlying China’s dramatic national transformation. At the heart of the book lies each person’s ability to “eat bitterness”—a term that roughly means to endure hardships, overcome difficulties, and forge ahead. These stories illustrate why China continues to advance, even as the rest of the world remains embroiled in financial turmoil. At the same time, Eating Bitterness demonstrates how dealing with the issues facing this class of people constitutes China’s most pressing domestic challenge.


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