China`s Brave New World – And Other Tales for Global Times
Autor Jeffrey N. Wasserstromen Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 mai 2007
In these often playful, always enlightening "tales," Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom poses these and other questions as he journeys from 19th-century China into the future, and from Shanghai to Chicago, St. Louis, and Budapest. He argues that simplistic views of China and Americanization found in most soundbite-driven media reports serve us poorly as we try to understand China's place in the current world order-or our own.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780253219084
ISBN-10: 0253219086
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 20
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0253219086
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 20
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
Locul publicării:United States
Cuprins
Foreword by Vladimir Tismaneanu; Introduction Part One: Adventures in China-Watching 1. Burgers, Beepers, and Bowling Alleys; 2. Mr. Mao Ringtones; 3. All the Coffee in China; 4. The Generalissimo Would Not be Amused Part Two: The Inscrutable West 5. Searching the Stars for Emily Hahn; 6. Traveling with Twain; 7. Around the World with Grant and Li; 8. The Time Machine of Tippecanoe County Part Three: Turn-of-the-Century Flashbacks 9. Mixed Emotions: China in 1999; 10. Karl Gets a New Cap: Budapest in 2000; 11. Patriotism in Public Life: The United States in 2001; 12. A San Francisco of the East: Hong Kong in 2002 Part Four: The Tomorrowland Diaries 13. China's Brave New World; 14. Chicago in an Age of Illusions; 15. Why Go Anywhere?; 16. Faster than a Speeding Bullet Train Afterword: Rhymes for Our Times
Recenzii
This book provides a powerful lens for outsiders to understand a globalizing China and a unique mirror for the Chinese to reflect on their own society in a global context. Yunxiang Yan, author of Private Life Under Socialism
Descriere
Provocative insights into China, travel, and technology in the 21st century highlight this must-read book for anyone interested in the world's most rapidly changing society.