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steffitina's review
informative
medium-paced
2.75
The topic is very interesting but the book feels very outdated. The most recent speech or article is from 2010, which was eleven years befor the book was published. Some kind of update on recent developments in the dam area are completely missing.
fedes_library's review
3.0
A collection of speeches by the Chinese dissident Dai Qing, famous for her sharp criticism of China's unrestrained fast-paced development, which manifests itself with megaprojects that do not consider people's necessities, environmental consequences and budget limits. In most of these speeches, she explains why specific megaproject of the "three gorges Dam" is an illogical environmental and societal threat, result of years and years of corruption and close-minded politicians who wish to have success in CCP by promoting grandiose projects.
Even if the topic is very interesting and Dai Qing's criticism is important, If I could go back I wouldn't spend 8€ on a - very cute - 80 pages collection of speeches that lack contextualisation and sometimes depth, as there is no introduction to them nor conclusion.
Even if the topic is very interesting and Dai Qing's criticism is important, If I could go back I wouldn't spend 8€ on a - very cute - 80 pages collection of speeches that lack contextualisation and sometimes depth, as there is no introduction to them nor conclusion.