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China beyond the Headlines
Timothy B. Weston (Anthology Editor) , Lionel M. Jensen (Anthology Editor) , Geremie R. Barmé (Contributor) , Susan D. Blum (Contributor) , Jay Dautcher (Contributor) , Harriet Evans (Contributor) ,
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China beyond the Headlines
Timothy B. Weston (Anthology Editor) , Lionel M. Jensen (Anthology Editor) , Geremie R. Barmé (Contributor) , Susan D. Blum (Contributor) , Jay Dautcher (Contributor) , Harriet Evans (Contributor) ,
- Textbook
Description
This unique book takes the reader Obeyond the headlinesO to explore a China few Westerners have seen. The authors argue that the great gap between what specialists understand and the general public believes has led to distorted and potentially dangerous misunderstandings of China. Seeking to bridge that gap, a group of prominent scholars and activists challenge readers to move past the usual images of China presented by the media and to think about the common problems shared by China and the United States. In a morally engaged spirit, they explore such issues as environmental degradation, unemployment, growing inequality, ethnicity, human rights, corruption, and changing images of women to bring to life the fabric of contemporary Chinese life and how it twines around the political consciousness of Americans.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Chronology
Chapter 3 Table of Equivalents and Measures
Chapter 4 Foreword: Between the Linesand beyond the Text
Chapter 5 Preface and Acknowledgements
Chapter 6 Map: The World and China
Chapter 7 Map: China
Chapter 8 Introduction: LEAD STORY-Favored Nations, Intertwined Fates
Part 9 I: Above the Fold
Chapter 10 1 Big Bad China and the Good Chinese: An American Fairy Tale
Chapter 11 2 Everyone's a Player, but the Nation's a Loser: Corruption in Contemporary China
Chapter 12 3 China's Many Faces: Ethnic, Cultural, and Religious Pluralism
Chapter 13 4 Promoting Human Rights in China: An Activist's Perspective
Chapter 14 5 China's Road to a Democratic Society: Perils and Prospects
Chapter 15 6 Beyond Exceptionalism: China's Intellectuals from Tragic Heros to U.S. Allies
Chapter 16 7 Identity and Diversity: Complexities and Contradictions of Chinese Nationalism
Chapter 17 8 China's New Economic Reforms: Replacing Iron Rice Bowls with Plastic Cups
Part 18 II: Below the Fold
Chapter 19 9 Development and Destruction: The Dimensions of China's Environmental Challenge
Chapter 20 10 Marketing Chinese Femininity: Images of the Modern Chinese Woman
Chapter 21 11 China's Labor Woes: Will the Workers Crash the Party?
Chapter 22 12 Reading Out-of-Print: Popular Culture and Protest of China's Western Frontier
Chapter 23 13 China's Market Reform: Whose Human Rights Problem?
Chapter 24 14 Border Crossings: Chinese Writing in Their World and Ours
Chapter 25 Afterword: EXTRA-Headlines Obscure the Real Story
Chapter 26 Index
Chapter 27 About the Editors and Contributors
Product details
| Published | Mar 22 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 392 |
| ISBN | 9798216320890 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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