{"product_id":"the-souls-of-china-the-return-of-religion-after-mao","title":"The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao","description":"\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Ian Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe human story of the vast changes now transforming China, with religion sweeping up millions of people in ways which are a profound threat to the Communist Party.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn no society on Earth was there such a ferocious attempt to eradicate all trace of religion as in modern China. But now, following a century of violent antireligious campaigns, China is awash with new temples, churches, and mosques - as well as cults, sects, and politicians trying to harness religion for their own ends. Driving this explosion of faith is uncertainty - over what it means to be Chinese, and how to live an ethical life in a country that discarded traditional morality and is still searching for new guideposts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Souls of China \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the result of some fifteen years of studying and travelling around China. The message of Ian Johnson's extraordinary book is that China is now experiencing a 'Great Awakening' on a vast scale. Everywhere long-suppressed religions are rebuilding, often in new forms, and reshaping the values and behaviours of entire communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIan Johnson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who has spent most of his adult life in China, working as a correspondent for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He is the author of other books that also focus on the intersection of politics and civil society, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Grass: Three Stories of Change in Modern\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eChina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"飛地·紐西蘭 Nowhere Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48901541658859,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/0746\/4939\/files\/100.png?v=1782449559","url":"https:\/\/nowherebookstorenz.myshopify.com\/products\/the-souls-of-china-the-return-of-religion-after-mao","provider":"飛地·紐西蘭 Nowhere Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}