Wild Grass: China's Revolution From Below

An enthralling account of modern China, 'Wild Grass' depicts the small pockets of grass roots resistance against corruption and oppression within the all powerful Communist Party. It is a history told through the stories of the Chinese people, as Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Ian Johnson recounts the individual struggles of three people he encountered while living in China. He describes a former Red Guard turned paralegal, jailed for fighting against illegal taxes; a young architect who exposed the destruction of Beijing's ancient buildings; and the daughter of a Falun Gong convict, seeking answers about her mother's death in prison.