The Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac Penguin Random House new generations of rappers have

new generations of rappers have used the art form to nurture associational bonds and rehearse rituals of democratic citizenship

当美国梦的幽灵在报纸的头条新闻里回荡时……《巨兽：工厂和现代世界的形成》是每个美国人都应该读读的。 ——乔纳森•罗斯（Jonathan Rose） 《华尔街日报》

在二百年视野中理解中国的现代化。 自1850年以来，中国现代化走过了何种轨迹？以解决哪些问题作为核心？与西方现代化有何种重要区别？在本世纪中叶建立现代化强国的过程中，又存在哪些比较优势和主要难题？本书对这些基本问题做了令人信服的回答，并大胆预测本世纪中叶中国有望完成历时两百年的现代化全过程。 3

——犹克‧玛根瑙（Jörg Magenau），德国广播电台文化台

and revelatory inner history of China during a moment of profound transformation

The Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac Penguin Random House new generations of rappers haveTwelve Traditional Stories That Children Will Love! This bilingual children's book presents a charming collection of folktales and fables on the timeless theme of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. All of these stories are very popular in China, retold and adapted here to appeal to young readers and children all around the world. Each story explores a moral dilemma that young readers can easily understand, and provides a gentle lesson that they