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Through close readings that span nineteenth-century European opera, commercial cinema, and amateur YouTube proposal videos, Dan Wang shows that a “person” has become an aesthetic concept—and not just a legal, moral, political, or philosophical one—in the last two hundred years of Western culture.    It’s hard to let go of the organizing promise of romantic love, the dream of therapeutic “health,” and the aspiration to belong to national culture, Wang argues, because these longings have been shaped by an archive of sentimental and melodramatic works that trains people's expectations for life, genre, and even the knowing promised in theory itself. 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The state has constructed towering bridges, gleaming railways and sprawling factories to improve economic outcomes in record time. But rapid change has also sent ripples of pain throughout society.   China has grown so quickly in part by beating America at its own game: capitalism and harnessing the restless energy of a vast population. Here Wang blends political and economic analysis with reportage into a provocative new framework for understanding China – one that helps us see America more clearly, too. Whereas China is an engineering state, relentlessly building big, the United States has transformed into a lawyerly society, stalling every attempt to make change, both good and bad.   As relations between the US and China are tense and uncertain and the potential for dreadful conflict looms, Wang offers an inventive new way of thinking about the two superpowers. Breakneck reveals that each country points towards a better path for the other. How much better the world would be, he argues, if Americans could live in a society not only governed by lawyers, and Chinese citizens could live with a state that values their individual liberties.   ‘An illuminating account of China’s dizzying rise and its deepening pathologies’ Chris Miller  'One of the best books published on China this year' The Times","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369201283445,"sku":"9781802067798","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781802067798_b99afa8f-f329-44bb-ba73-ae281b3501b3.jpg?v=1786026911"},{"product_id":"atlas-of-high-definition-ultrasonography-for-breast-and-thyroid","title":"Atlas of High Definition Ultrasonography for Breast and Thyroid","description":"This book provides a comprehensive visual reference for the diagnosis of tumors using ultrasound imaging, with a focus on enhancing readers’ diagnostic accuracy and clinical interpretation skills. It presents a wide range of high-quality tumor cases from various anatomical regions, including the breast and thyroid. Each case includes four ultrasound image types—original, AI-enhanced, segmented, and color-modified—offering a multi-dimensional view that supports clear differentiation between benign and malignant features.   The book guides readers in interpreting tumor morphology by pairing imaging with detailed pathological findings through carefully selected examples, particularly of breast tumors. This perspective deepens understanding of the correlation between ultrasound characteristics and diagnostic outcomes. Designed for clinicians, radiologists, sonographers, and medical trainees, the book also introduces AI-assisted imaging as a practical tool for tumor evaluation. By integrating advanced visualization techniques with expert analysis, this resource supports clinical decision-making and contributes to the development of precision imaging in tumor diagnostics.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57510010749301,"sku":"9789819200764","price":109.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789819200764.jpg?v=1787130232"},{"product_id":"breakneck","title":"Breakneck","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor close to a decade, technology analyst Dan Wang-\"a gifted observer of contemporary China\" (Ross Douthat)-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 throughout the society. This reality-political repression \u003cem\u003eand astonishing growth\u003c\/em\u003e-is not a paradox, but rather a feature of China's engineering mindset.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBreakneck\u003c\/em\u003e, 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending razor-sharp analysis with immersive storytelling, Wang offers a gripping portrait of a nation in flux. \u003cem\u003eBreakneck\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era of animosity and mistrust, Wang unmasks the shocking similarities between the United States and China. \u003cem\u003eBreakneck\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57555326468469,"sku":"9781324156956","price":11.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-dan-wang.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}