Its a Living (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
310
Utgivningsdatum
2013-07-30
Förlag
NUS Press
Medarbetare
Pham, Andrew X (foreword)
Illustrationer
illustrations
Dimensioner
188 x 140 x 25 mm
Vikt
340 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9789971696986

Its a Living

Work and Life in Vietnam Today

Häftad,  Engelska, 2013-07-30
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Through interviews and 70 photographs, Its a Living reveals the energy and struggle of the world of work in Vietnam today. A goldfish peddler installing aquariums, a business school graduate selling shoes on the sidewalk, a college student running an extensive multi-level sales network, and a girl doing promotions but intent on moving into management are just a few of the people profiled. Based on frank and freewheeling interviews conducted by students, the book engages a broad range of Vietnamese on their feelings about work, life and getting ahead. By providing a ground-level view of the texture of daily working life in the midst of rapid and unsettling change, the book reveals Vietnam today as a place where ordinary people are leveraging whatever assets they have, not just to survive, but to make a better life for themselves, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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