Year without Made in China - One Family's True Life Adventure in the Global Economy

by Bongiorni, Sara

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

July 2007 | 256 pages | Hardback

ISBN: 978-0-4701-1613-5 | List: R 334.95 | Online: R 234.46 | You Save: R 100.49!

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Presents you with an entertaining account of how the most populous nation on Earth influences almost every aspect of our daily lives. Drawing on the author's' years as an award-winning journalist, this book is filled with stories and anecdotes of her family's attempt to outrun China's reach - by boycotting Chinese made products.

"A Year Without Made in China" provides you with a thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining account of how the most populous nation on Earth influences almost every aspect of our daily lives. Drawing on her years as an award-winning journalist, author Sara Bongiorni fills this book with engaging stories and anecdotes of her family's attempt to outrun China's reach - by boycotting Chinese made products - and does a remarkable job of taking a decidedly big-picture issue and breaking it down to a personal level.

Book Contents

Foreword.Acknowledgments.Introduction.1. Farewell, my Concubine.2. Red Shoes.3. Rise and China.4. Manufacturing Dissent.5. A Modest Proposal.6. Mothers of Invention.7. Summer of Discontent.8. Red Tide.9. China Dreams.10. Meltdown.11. The China Season.12. Road's End.Epilogue.About the Author.Index.

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