49 myths about China / / Marte Kjær Galtung and Stig Stenslie ; foreword by Andrew J. Nathan

• Autore: Galtung Marte Kjær <1976->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Disciplina: 951
• Soggetto geografico: China Miscellanea
• Persona (resp. second.): StenslieStig; NathanAndrew J.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Map of China; Introduction; Part I: The Party; Myth 1: Communism Is Dead in China; Myth 2: China Is Centrally Controlled; Myth 3: The Leadership Is Deeply Divided; Myth 4: The Communist Party Is a Monolith; Myth 5: The Military Is Gaining Political Influence; Myth 6: The Communist Regime Lacks Legitimacy; Myth 7: The Falun Gong Is an Apolitical Movement Persecuted for Its Religious Beliefs; Myth 8: Chinese Media Is Merely a Mouthpiece of the Communist Party; Part II: The People; Myth 9: Chinese Culture Is Incompatible with Democracy ; Myth 10: Chinese Have No MannersMyth 11: Chinese People Are Not Altruistic; Myth 12: The Individual Has No Value, Only the Collective Does; Myth 13: All Chinese Are Only Children; Myth 14: The Chinese People Are Homogeneous; Myth 15: Communism Has Created Gender Equality in China; Myth 16: The Chinese Are Atheists; Myth 17: Shanghai Is More Liberal than Beijing; Part III: Business and the Economy; Myth 18: "China Inc." Is Buying Up the World; Myth 19: China Has the United States over a Barrel; Myth 20: China's Economy Is Export Driven; Myth 21: Chinese People Are Born Moneymakers ; Myth 22: Chinese Don't Take RisksMyth 23: The Chinese Are Just Copycats; Myth 24: The State Hinders Economic Development in China; Myth 25: Unequal Distribution of Wealth Is a Source of Social and Political Unrest; Myth 26: All Economic Development Is Happening in the Big Cities on the East Coast; Part IV: China and the World; Myth 27: The Chinese Are Racist; Myth 28: The Communist Party Is Kindling Nationalism; Myth 29: China Will Once Again Dominate East Asia; Myth 30: China Is Colonizing Africa; Myth 31: China Is an Environmental Baddie ; Myth 32: The Chinese Could Tame North Korea-If They Wanted ToMyth 33: China Does Not Interfere in Other States' Internal Affairs; Part V: The Past; Myth 34: China's History Spans Five Millennia; Myth 35: China Is Called the Middle Kingdom because Chinese People Believe Their Country Is the Center of the World; Myth 36: China Discovered the World in 1421; Myth 37: All Women Were Oppressed in Ancient China; Myth 38: China Has No Warrior Culture; Myth 39: Chinese History Goes in Circles; Myth 40: Tibet Was a Shangri-la until the Chinese Came; Myth 41: Mao Was a Monster ; Myth 42: The Chinese Do Not Care about Their Own Historical HeritagePart VI: The Future; Myth 43: The Internet Will Topple the Communist Party; Myth 44: The End of the Communist Regime Is Near; Myth 45: The Chinese Are Masters of Long-Term Thinking; Myth 46: The RMB Will Eclipse the Dollar as the World's Reserve Currency; Myth 47: China Is a Military Threat; Myth 48: Chinese Will Replace English as the World's Language; Myth 49: The Twenty-First Century Belongs to China; Notes on Transliteration; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: <span><span>This engaging book highlights 49 prevalent myths about China's past, present, and future and weighs their truth or fiction. Leading a thoughtful and entertaining tour, the authors debunk widespread "knowledge" about Chinese culture, society, politics, and economy. Their timely work offers an illuminating window on a rising power we often misunderstand.</span></span>
• Titolo autorizzato: 49 myths about China
• ISBN: 1-4422-3623-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812632203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II