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OverviewThe convulsive history of foreign journalists in China starts with the newspapers printed in the European Factories of Canton in the 1820s and ends with the Communist revolution in 1949. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul FrenchPublisher: Hong Kong University Press Imprint: Hong Kong University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.620kg ISBN: 9789622099821ISBN 10: 9622099823 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 01 May 2009 Audience: General/trade , Adult education , General , Further / Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsThrough the Looking Glass is wonderful and layered. On one level, it is a delightful insight into the antics of the foreign press corps in an exotic land -- a bit like Scoop, but true. On another, it is a historical treasure trove; we learn how Hemingway and Marx saw China, and we revel in the story of Queen Victoria's Pekinese dog, Lootie . Lastly, it holds a looking glass up to the imperfections of perspective that is as relevant now as ever. -- James Kynge, former Financial Times Beijing Bureau Chief and author of China Shakes the World Author InformationPaul French has lived and worked in Shanghai for many years as a founder and the Chief China Representative of the research consultancy Access Asia. He is a widely published analyst, writer and commentator on China. This is his fourth book. His first was One Billion Shoppers - Accessing Asia's Consuming Passions (written with Matthew Crabbe) followed by the well-received North Korea: The Paranoid Peninsula. In 2006 he published his biography of the legendary Shanghai adman, journalist and adventurer Carl Crow - A Tough Old China Hand: The Life, Times and Adventures of an American in Shanghai, described by the Financial Times as a ""captivating narrative"". Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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