num_pages: 388
description: "Remarkable…Fang discourses with passion, insight, conviction, and humor on politics, religion, and the scientist’s role in today's world…A wonderful book." ― San Francisco Chronicle In his first collection of writings to be published in English, Fang Lizhi, the world-renowned Chinese astrophysicist and human rights activist, speaks out on science, culture, and the future of democracy in China. Here is a rare glimpse into the intellect of one of the most courageously outspoken men of our time.
language: English
title: Bringing Down the Great Wall: Writings on Science, Culture, and Democracy in China
titlecomplete: Bringing Down the Great Wall: Writings on Science, Culture, and Democracy in China
genres: China
ratings_count: 11
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company