1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910793402603321

Autore

Brown Kerry <1967->

Titolo

The world according to Xi : everything you need to know about new China / / Kerry Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2020

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

1-350-98940-1

1-83860-968-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 pages)

Disciplina

951.06/12

Soggetti

Political culture - China

Political leadership - China

China History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Xi's Story -- 2. Xin Jinping as Party Man -- 3. Xi Jinping's Values? -- 4. Xi Jinping and Global China -- 5. Xi and Political Reform -- 6. Xi Jinping Thought -- Postscript: What Happens to Lucky Men When the Luck Runs Out?

Sommario/riassunto

"China is now the most powerful country on earth. Its manufacturing underpins the world's economyl its military is growing at the fastest rate of any nation and its leader--Zi Jinping--is to set the pace an and tone of world affairs for decades. In 2017 Xi Jinping became part of the constitution--an honour not seen since Chairman Mao. Here, China expert Kerry Brown guides us through the world according to Xi: his plans to make China the most powerful country on earth and to eradicate poverty for its citizens. In this captivating book we discover Xi's beliefs, how he thinks about communism, and how far he is willing to go to defend it."--Bloomsbury Publishing.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910796592003321

Titolo

Philanthropic discourse in Anglo-American literature, 1850-1920 / / edited by Frank Q. Christianson and Leslee Thorne-Murphy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-253-02988-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages)

Collana

Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies.

Disciplina

820.9/355

Soggetti

Charity in literature

Humanitarianism in literature

Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Literature and society - United States - History - 19th century

Literature and society - United States - History - 20th century

Social movements in literature

Social problems in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.