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On not speaking Chinese : living between Asia and the West / Ien Ang.

On not speaking Chinese : living between Asia and the W...

On not speaking Chinese : living between Asia and the West / Ien Ang.

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On not speaking Chinese : living between Asia and the West / Ien Ang.

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Full title

On not speaking Chinese : living between Asia and the West / Ien Ang.

Author / Creator

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Date

2001.

Call Numbers

305.8951/9

Record Identifier

74Vvb8A3e0BA

MMS ID

991014931859702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

x, 230 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Publication information

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2001.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"From this autobiographical beginning, Ang goes on to reflect upon tensions between 'Asia' and 'the West' at a national and global level, and to consider the disparate meanings of 'Chineseness' in the contemporary world. She offers a critique of the increasingly aggressive construction of a global Chineseness, and challenges Western tendencies to e...

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Full title

On not speaking Chinese : living between Asia and the West / Ien Ang.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL (Ebook Library).

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

305.8951/9

Record Identifier

74Vvb8A3e0BA

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvb8A3e0BA

Other Identifiers

ISBN

0415259134 (pbk.)

9780415259125

0415259126

9780415259132 (pbk.)

DDC

303.482 305.8951

MMS ID

991014931859702626

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