From the USA Today (link):
It’s hard to think of another country that will have a greater influence on the future of Americans – and their children – than contemporary China. Yet Americans get precious little help trying to understand the historic transformation the Chinese are undergoing and its implications for the USA.
Politicians parrot empty slogans about economic diplomacy while television polemicists such as CNN’s Lou Dobbs fulminate about the evils of “Communist China.” No one sheds much light on the country and people behind the talking points.
Those who seek to understand the real China – rather than the cartoonish threat – would do well to pick up Peter Hessler’s Oracle Bones. It offers an intelligent rumination on China, both ancient and modern.
See also Wikipedia’s oracle bones
