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When China rules the world : the rise of the Middle Kingdom and the end or the Western World
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When China rules the world : the rise of the Middle Kingdom and the end or the Western World

Author: Martin Jacques
Publisher: London : Allen Lane, 2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
Summary:
The changing of the guard : the end of the western world -- The rise of the West -- Japan : modern but hardly western -- China's ignominy -- Contested modernity : the age of China -- China as an economic superpower -- A civilization-state -- The Middle Kingdom mentality -- China's own backyard -- China : a rising global power -- When China rules the world -- Concluding remarks : the eight differences that define  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Martin Jacques
ISBN: 9780713992540 0713992549 9781594201851 1594201854
OCLC Number: 611243867
Description: 550 p : ill.
Contents: The changing of the guard --
The rise of the West --
Japan : modern but hardly western --
China's ignominy --
Contested modernity --
China as an economic superpower --
A civilization-state --
The Middle Kingdom mentality --
China's own backyard --
China as a rising global power --
When China rules the world --
Concluding remarks : the eight differences that define China.
Responsibility: Martin Jacques.

Abstract:

Continental in size and mentality, China is a 'civilization-state' whose characteristics, attitudes and values long predate its existence as a nation-state. This book explains the deeper meaning of  Read more...

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