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Autore |
Martin Helene Chung <1945-> |
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Lazy man in China [[electronic resource] /] / Helene Chung Martin |
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Canberra, : Pandanus, : Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, c2004 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MartinJohn Winton <1934-1993.> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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China Description and travel |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"This book is based on letters written from China to family, friends and colleagues by my late partner, John Martin"--P. xiii. |
Includes index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; Contents; Author's Note; Chinese Names; Token Australian and Token Man; Shanghai Adventurer; More Ill formed Impressions; Having a Hate Hitachi Day; Not Rushed with Commissions; Waiting for the Beautiful Ballerina; Catching Up with the Work Load; Not So White Christmas; Bastardy in the People's Republic; Lazy Man Down Under; All This is New but; The Pooch is Not for Poaching; New Tang Capital; Endnotes; Correspondents; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Lazy Man in China is a witty, perceptive, self-deprecating take on China, drawn from letters written by John Martin to family, friends and colleagues, edited and updated by his partner, former Beijing correspondent Helene Chung. |
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