01974nam 2200457 450 991015501100332120210208200919.01-78372-809-4(CKB)3860000000032473(MiAaPQ)EBC4756008(MiAaPQ)EBC4504255(Au-PeEL)EBL4504255(CaPaEBR)ebr11202970(CaONFJC)MIL974508(OCoLC)948378188(EXLCZ)99386000000003247320160712h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierTicket to ride around the world on 49 unusual train journeys /Tom ChesshyreChichester, England :Summersdale,2016.©20161 online resource (321 pages) maps1-84953-826-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Crewe station, Englend -- Kosovo and Maccedonia -- China -- India -- Sri Lanka -- Turkey and Iran -- Finland, Russia and China -- Australia -- America -- Bordeaux, France -- China, North Korea, Italy to Poland -- Peru, Spain, Switzerland to Italy, Poland, Kaliningrad and Lithuania -- Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh, Mallaig to Glasgow, Scotland, Kent and East Sussex, England.Tom Chesshyre has made it his mission to experience the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of train, from colonial steam locomotives to high-tech bullet trains. Join him on a whistle-stop tour of some of the most exhilarating journeys around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Tehran and beyond.Railroad travelRailroad travel.910.4Chesshyre Tom1347911MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910155011003321Ticket to ride3084864UNINA02712nam 22006374a 450 991097469310332120200520144314.097803130747070313074704(CKB)1000000000006786(EBL)268996(OCoLC)475995110(SSID)ssj0000235749(PQKBManifestationID)11229360(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235749(PQKBWorkID)10163698(PQKB)10301113(MiAaPQ)EBC268996(MiAaPQ)EBC4661974(Au-PeEL)EBL268996(CaPaEBR)ebr10020825(Perlego)4204081(EXLCZ)99100000000000678620001025d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe remaking of the Chinese character and identity in the 21st century the Chinese face practices /Wenshan Jia ; foreword by Vernon E. Cronin1st ed.Westport, Conn. Ablex Pub.20011 online resource (214 p.)Civic discourse for the third millenniumDescription based upon print version of record.9781567505542 1567505546 Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-191) and indexes.Preliminaries; Contents; About the Author; 1 Introduction; 2 Social Constructionism and Practical Theory; 3 A Social Reconstruction of Lian/Mian; 4 Past Studies of Lian/Mian; 5 Research Methodologies; 6 Case Study 1 Kneeling Down to Save Face; 7 Case Study 2 "I Don't Have Face to Meet My Mother"; 8 A Social Constructionist Model of Lian/Mian Transformation; 9 A Theoretical Discussion; 10 Remaking the Chinese Character; References; Subject Index; Author IndexA discussion of indigenous Chinese cultural practices, such as face practices, and their role in civic discourse. It shows that Chinese character and identity are primarily functions of communication, and so these practices are important in reconstructing Chinese identity in the 21st century.Civic discourse for the third millennium.National characteristics, ChineseDignitySelf-esteemNational characteristics, Chinese.Dignity.Self-esteem.306/.0951Jia Wenshan1961-1804854MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910974693103321The remaking of the Chinese character and identity in the 21st century4353111UNINA