Brave Dragons: A Chinese Basketball Team, an American Coach, and Two Cultures Clashing
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Book Overview From the former New York Times Beijing bureau chief comes a closely observed story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and its quixot...
From the former New York Times Beijing bureau chief comes a closely observed story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and its quixotic, often comical attempt to make the playoffs by copying the American stars of the NBA.
When the worst professional basketball team in China, the Shanxi Brave Dragons, hired former NBA coach Bob Weiss to improve its fortunes, the team's owner, Boss Wang, promised that Weiss would be allowed to Americanize his players by teaching them "advanced basketball culture." That promise would be broken from the moment Weiss landed in China. As we follow this team of colorful oddballs on a fascinating road trip through modern China, we see Weiss learn firsthand what so many other foreigners there have discovered: that changing China happens only when and how China wants to be changed.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 336 | Language: English | Publisher: KNOPF DOUBLEDAY PUB GROUP | ISBN: 0307473368
FormatPaperback
Pages336
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0307473368
EAN9780307473363
PublisherKNOPF DOUBLEDAY PUB GROUP
Publication Date2013-01-22
Edition1
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.71 Pounds
Length8.2 Inches
Width5.25 Inches
Height0.68 Inches
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