Bad Elements is a book about contemporary Chinese history by Ian Buruma, published by Random House on November 20, 2001. The book's subtitle, Chinese Rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing, indicates the main focus of the book.[1]

Bad Elements
First edition
AuthorIan Buruma
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreContemporary History
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
November 2001
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages400 pp (first edition)
ISBN0-679-45768-2
OCLC367111
951.05/7 21
LC ClassDS779.26 .B864 2001

Bad Elements is divided into three parts: The Exiles, Greater China and the Motherland.


References edit

  1. ^ Béja, Jean-Philippe (2004). "Ian Buruma, Bad Elements. Chinese Rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing". Perspectives Chinoises. 82.