About the book, from the publisher:
What do Pope Francis and Xi Jinping have in common? More than you think. Approaching the red Rubik's Cube from a new angle, Jeffrey Wasserstrom challenges conventional commentary on China through eight experimental analogies, finding fresh and surprising ways to look at the Asian superpower.Learn more about Eight Juxtapositions at the publisher's website.
The Page 69 Test: China's Brave New World.
The Page 99 Test: Global Shanghai, 1850–2010.
The Page 99 Test: China in the 21st Century.
The Page 69 Test: Eight Juxtapositions: China Through Imperfect Analogies.
--Marshal Zeringue