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Breakneck : (Record no. 214099)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780241729175 (Hardback)
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 330.951
Item number WAN
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Wang, Dan
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Breakneck :
Remainder of title China's quest to engineer the future hardback /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Dan Wang
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. India;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Penguin Books Ltd,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2025.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv, 260 pages
Dimensions 24 cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount Rs. 1268.00
505 ## - Contents
Contents Introduction --<br/>Engineers vs. lawyers --<br/>Building big --<br/>Tech power --<br/>One child --<br/>Zero-Covid --<br/>Fortress China --<br/>Learning to love engineers --<br/>Acknowledgments --<br/>Notes --<br/>Suggestions for further reading.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "A riveting, firsthand investigation of China's seismic progress, its human costs, and what it means for America. For close to a decade, technology analyst Dan Wang has been living through the country's astonishing, messy progress. China's towering bridges, gleaming railways, and sprawling factories have improved economic outcomes in record time. But rapid change has also sent ripples of pain through the society. This reality -- political repression and astonishing growth -- is not a paradox, but rather a feature of China's engineering mindset. In Breakneck, Wang blends political, economic, and philosophical analysis with reportage to reveal a provocative new framework for understanding China -- one that helps us see America more clearly, too. While China is an engineering state, relentlessly pursuing megaprojects, the United States has stalled. America has transformed into a lawyerly society, reflexively blocking everything, good and bad. Blending razor-sharp analysis with immersive storytelling, Wang offers a gripping portrait of a nation in flux. Breakneck traverses metropolises like Shanghai, Chongqing, and Shenzhen, where the engineering state has created not only dazzling infrastructure but also a sense of optimism. The book also exposes the downsides of social engineering, including the surveillance of ethnic minorities, political suppression, and the traumas of the one-child policy and zero-Covid. In an era of animosity and mistrust, Wang unmasks the shocking similarities between the United States and China. Breakneck reveals how each country points toward a better path for the other: Chinese citizens would be better off if their government could learn to value individual liberties, while Americans would be better off if their government could learn to embrace engineering -- and to produce better outcomes for the many, not just the few."
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element China -- Economic conditions
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element China -- Economic conditions -- 2000
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element China -- Foreign relations -- United States
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    Dewey Decimal Classification HB     NLS NLS General Stacks 15/11/2025 Purchased - Amazon.in 1268.00 1 3 330.951 WAN 40520 28/08/2026 23/01/2026 17/11/2025 15/11/2025 BOOKs Recommended by Prof. Dr. Arun K Thiruvengadam
    Dewey Decimal Classification HB     NLS NLS General Stacks 23/12/2025 Purchased - Educational Supplies 1299.00     330.951 WAN-2 40644   23/01/2026   23/12/2025 BOOKs Recommended by Prof. Dr. Arun K Thiruvengadam