(Hardback)

In the 20th century, privatization and market capitalism have reconstructed Eastern Europe and lifted 800 million people - in China, Brazil, and India - out of poverty. This book reveals that behind this unprecedented growth is not only the collapse of state socialism but also a scientific revolution in economics.

(Hardback)

Before the totalitarian reign of Mao Zedong and his immediate successors, never in human history had an entire nation been under such intense surveillance. The Chinese not only had to speak alike; they had to think alike. This book documents the horrifying stories of China through the 21st century.

(Paperback)

"First edition of this book was originally published in French in 2006 under the title L'annaee du coq: Chinois et rebelles"--P. xiv.