Red roulette : an insider's story of wealth, power, corruption and vengeance in today's China
Shum, Desmond2021
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After the Communist Revolution, Desmond Shum's grandfather, a lawyer, had one chance to leave China and instead chose to stay. The government shut down his law firm and seized his house. Officials marked his family as belonging to a 'black category' that included former landlords and rich peasants, meaning the Shums would be stigmatised and impoverished. As Desmond was growing up, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity Shum went to college in America and returned to China to make his name in business. In 'Red Roulette' Desmond pulls back the curtain on China's ruling elite and tells his remarkable story.
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Author:
Shum, Desmond, author
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Collation:
310 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Description based on information supplied online (viewed on January 31, 2022).
ISBN:
9781398509900 (hbk)
Dewey class:
338.092
LC class:
HC426.5.S5
Language:
English
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BRN:
2903794
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