The Accidental Capitalist

A People's Story of the New China

By: Behzad Yaghmaian

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Paperback | 8 March 2012 | Edition Number 1

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In the last three decades China has experienced the largest population movement in human history. Millions have left behind homes to find work and new opportunities in the emerging mega-cities.

Through months of sustained interpersonal contact with migrant workers and factory owners, Behzad Yaghmaian paints a unique portrait of a country experiencing the turmoil of rapid development. His close listening has produced an intimate look at the hopes, hardships, triumphs and tragedies of those behind the Chinese 'economic dragon'.

The Accidental Capitalist reveals the human reality behind China's rise to global-superpower status.

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'This remarkable book paints intimate portraits of some of the faceless millions of migrant workers who have made China's economic miracle possible' -- Ivan Watson, CNN Foreign Correspondent
'A fascinating, moving and highly readable book' -- Jeff Crisp, Head, Policy Development and Evaluation Service, UNHCR
'Like Ian Johnson's Wild Grass or Leslie Chang's Factory Girls, The Accidental Capitalist takes us to the epicenter of China's world-changing transition through a series of portraits of the men and women who make that change possible' -- Professor James Millward, History, Georgetown University
'A modern Alexis de Tocqueville' -- Publishers Weekly

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History Asian History Economics Political Economy Politics & Government Political Ideologies & Movements Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Interdisciplinary Studies Development Studies Earliest Times to Present Day

21st Century History from 2000 onwards Development Economics & Emerging Economies

Photographs	p. viii
Timeline	p. ix
Map	p. xii
Introduction: The Greatest Migration	p. 1
The Tenants of the Li Family	p. 7
The Beautiful Rose Garden	p. 7
The Li Family Village	p. 15
The Portrait of Mao	p. 17
Grandpa	p. 29
The Communists Buried their Soldiers	p. 35
The Great Famine	p. 39
The Decorator's Fortune	p. 43
The Scent of Fresh Grass	p. 50
The Migrant Girls' Long March	p. 53
The Toy Factory Girls	p. 53
I Want to See the World	p. 61
The Great Flood	p. 70
Bean Curds	p. 76
I Will Be My Own Boss	p. 83
Red Lanterns on the Mountain	p. 87
A White-collar Worker	p. 91
The Accidental Capitalist	p. 95
Zhao Gang: The Declining Export-Processing Industries	p. 95
Child Labor	p. 102
The Ancestor's Tomb	p. 107
Lujiang	p. 116
Leaving for Shenzhen	p. 122
Arise, You Prisoners of Starvation	p. 129
A Man for All Seasons	p. 136
Yue Haitao: Saving the World in the New China	p. 136
Leaving Qingdao	p. 144
Running to Die	p. 149
Taking Sides	p. 153
Own a Piece of America	p. 159
Bastille Day	p. 165
Conclusion	p. 169
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