Beijing Welcomes You

Unveiling the Capital City of the Future

Tom Scocca

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Riverhead Books,U.S.
22 August 2012

Sociology

For centuries, Beijing was closed off to the world, turned inward and literally built around the imperial Forbidden City, the emblem of all that was unknowable about China. But now the capital is reinventing itself to reflect China's global influence, progress, and prosperity. When Tom Scocca arrived-an American eager to see another culture-Beijing was looking toward welcoming the world to its Olympics, and preparations were in full swing to renew itself.

Scocca discovered a city of contradictions-modern and ancient, friendly yet wary, bold and insecure. He talked to the scientists tasked with changing the weather; and interviewed architects; checked out the campaign to stop public spitting; documented the planting of trees, the rerouting of traffic, the demolition of the old city, and the designs of a new metropolis, all the while finding the city more daunting, and more intimate. Beijing Welcomes You is a glimpse into the future and an encounter with an urban place we do not yet fully comprehend, and a superpower it is essential we get to know better.

'A revealing and well-written report on what we should know and understand about twenty-first-century China.' Gay Talese

'Blindingly brilliant insights . . . Scocca writes with grace, texture, nuance, wisdom, and wit. Don't skim this book, savor it.' Gene Weingarten

'Wry

and

knowing . . . Beijing Welcomes You is a street-level introduction to a city that's at once the world's center and its back office, a place where you can feel 'on the top of the pile and on the bottom, all at once.'' The Christian Science Monitor

By: Tom Scocca
Imprint: Riverhead Books,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 343g
ISBN: 9781594485800
ISBN 10: 1594485801
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 22 August 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Scocca was the “Off the Record” columnist and media editor for the New York Observer before decamping to Beijing. Before that, he was an editor and writer for Washington City Paper and Baltimore’s City Paper. A Baltimore native, he lives in New York with his wife and son (a Beijing native). He writes the “Scocca” blog for Slate and is the managing editor of Deadspin, and his byline appears regularly in the Boston Globe and the Awl.

Reviews for Beijing Welcomes You: Unveiling the Capital City of the Future

A revealing and well-written report on what we should know and understand about twenty-first-century China. Gay Talese Blindingly brilliant insights... Scocca writes with grace, texture, nuance, wisdom, and wit. Don t skim this book, savor it. Gene Weingarten Wry [and] knowing... Beijing Welcomes You is a street-level introduction to a city that s at once the world s center and its back office, a place where you can feel on the top of the pile and on the bottom, all at once. The Christian Science Monitor Lively... [Scocca] has a keen eye for the oddities with which Beijing is abundantly endowed. The Washington Post