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The Rat People

A Journey through Beijing's Forbidden Underground

ISBN-13: 9781551528038

Contributor(s): Patrick Saint-Paul (author), David Homel (translated by)

Subjects: Social Issues

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Publisher Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press

Publication Date: 28-05-2020

Format: Paperback

Availability: In stock

£16.99

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About the book

In a relatively short amount of time, China has become the second largest economy in the world and is soon poised to overtake the US. But the country's rapid growth was achieved on the backs and shoulders of its workforce. Now, a million of them and their descendants live underground in Beijing under inhuman conditions, where there is no light or water and little sanitation. In The Rat People, Saint-Paul brings their individual stories to life, creating a shocking cautionary tale about the lengths to which people will go in search of a better life, and the human cost paid in service to the modern economy.

The Rat People

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