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100 1 _aAsh, Alec,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aWish lanterns :
_byoung lives in new china /
_cAlec Ash.
264 1 _aNew York City :
_bArcade Publishing,
_c2017.
300 _a322 pages :
_billustrations, map, portraits ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
520 _a""One of the best [books] I've read about the individuals who make up a country that is all too often regarded as a monolith." -Jonathan Fenby, Financial Times If China will rule the world one day, who will rule China? There are more than 320 million Chinese between the ages of sixteen and thirty. Children of the one-child policy, born after Mao, with no memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre, they are the first net native generation to come of age in a market-driven, more international China. Their experiences and aspirations were formed in a radically different country from the one that shaped their elders, and their lives will decide the future of their nation and its place in the world. Wish Lanterns offers a deep dive into the life stories of six young Chinese. Dahai is a military child, netizen, and self-styled loser. Xiaoxiao is a hipster from the freezing north. "Fred," born on the tropical southern island of Hainan, is the daughter of a Party official, while Lucifer is a would-be international rock star. Snail is a country boy and Internet gaming addict, and Mia is a fashionista rebel from far west Xinjiang. Following them as they grow up, go to college, find work and love, all the while navigating the pressure of their parents and society, Wish Lanterns paints a vivid portrait of Chinese youth culture and of a millennial generation whose struggles and dreams reflect the larger issues confronting China today"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"If China will rule the world one day, who will rule China? There are more than 320 million Chinese between the ages of sixteen and thirty. Children of the one-child policy, born after Mao, with no memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre, they are the first net native generation to come of age in a market-driven, more international China. Their experiences and aspirations were formed in a radically different country from the one that shaped their elders, and their lives will decide the future of their nation and its place in the world. Wish Lanterns offers a deep dive into the life stories of six young Chinese. Dahai is a military child, netizen, and self-styled loser. Xiaoxiao is a hipster from the freezing north. "Fred," born on the tropical southern island of Hainan, is the daughter of a Party official, while Lucifer is a would-be international rock star. Snail is a country boy and Internet gaming addict, and Mia is a fashionista rebel from far west Xinjiang. Following them as they grow up, go to college, find work and love, all the while navigating the pressure of their parents and society, Wish Lanterns paints a vivid portrait of Chinese youth culture and of a millennial generation whose struggles and dreams reflect the larger issues confronting China today"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aYouth
_zChina
_xAttitudes.
650 0 _aPopular culture
_zChina.
650 0 _aTechnology and youth
_xSocial aspects
_zChina.
650 0 _aYouth
_zChina
_xHistory
_y21st century.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Asia / China.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aHISTORY / Asia / General.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism & Socialism.
_2bisacsh
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aAsh, Alec, author.
_tWish lanterns
_dNew York City : Arcade Publishing, 2017
_z9781628727654
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