{"product_id":"forbidden-game-dan-washburn-9781851689484","title":"Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream","description":"In October 2015, the Chinese Communist Party banned its 88 million members from excessive drinking, improper sexual relationships... and holding golf club memberships. But, with \"the rich man's game\" about to appear in the Olympics for the first time in 112 years, they also began to spend unprecedented sums on their own national golf team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the lives of three men intimately involved in China's bizarre golf scene, Dan Washburn paints an arresting portrait of a country of contradictions. A villager named Wang sees his life transformed when a top-secret golf resort springs up next to his farm - despite the building of golf courses being illegal. Western executive Martin, whose firm manages the construction of golf courses, is always looking over his shoulder for Beijing's \"golf police\". And for security guard Zhou, making it as a professional golfer could be his way into China's new middle class. Using the unique lens of \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Game\u003c\/i\u003e, Washburn gleans rich insights into the politics and people of one of the most powerful and enigmatic nations on earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Washburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851689486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851689484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oneworld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.44w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 102","brand":"Dan Washburn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611833155839,"sku":"9781851689484","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21b87c98-cbac-4ddf-af67-d1c30d549a34.jpg?v=1764516369","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forbidden-game-dan-washburn-9781851689484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}