49 myths about China / Marte Kjær Galtung and Stig Stenslie.
49 myths about China / Marte Kjær Galtung and Stig Stenslie.
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Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
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G 2015/4504
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Norwegian
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xvii, 247 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
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:...
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Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
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Maryland
Date Published
[2015]
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Leading an enlightening and entertaining tour, the authors debunk widespread "knowledge" about Chinese culture, society, politics, and economy. In some cases, Chinese themselves encourage mistaken impressions. But many of these myths are really about how we Westerners see ourselves, inasmuch as China or the Chinese people are depicted as what we ar...
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49 myths about China / Marte Kjær Galtung and Stig Stenslie.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-238) and index.
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Translated from the Norwegian.
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G 2015/4504
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74VKRboJ3POl
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9781442236226 cloth alkaline paper
1442236221 cloth alkaline paper
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951
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991023247409702626
