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Wasserstrom Jeffrey N |
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China's Brave New World : --And Other Tales for Global Times / / Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom ; foreword by Vladimir Tismaneanu |
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Bloomington, Indiana ; ; Indianapolis, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (236 pages) |
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Civilization, Modern - 1950- |
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China Civilization 2002- |
China Civilization 1976-2002 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-203) and index. |
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Foreword: beyond Marx, Lenin, and Mao / Vladimir Tismaneanu -- Introduction -- Part 1. Adventures in China-watching -- Burgers, beepers, and bowling alleys -- Mr. Mao ringtones -- All the coffee in China -- The generalissimo would not be amused -- Part 2. The inscrutable West -- Searching the stars for Emily Hahn -- Traveling with Twain -- Around the world with Grant and Li -- The time machine of Tippecanoe County -- Part 3. Turn-of-the-century flashbacks -- Mixed emotions: China in 1999 -- Karl gets a new cap: Budapest in 2000 -- Patriotism in public life: the United States in 2001 -- A San Francisco of the East: Hong Kong in 2002 -- Part 4. The tomorrowland diaries -- China's brave new world -- Chicago in an age of illusions -- Why go anywhere? -- Faster than a speeding bullet train -- Afterword: rhymes for our times. |
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