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49 myths about China [electronic resource] / Galtung, Marte Kjær;Stenslie, Stig.

By: Call Number: Ebook Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2014.Description: 267 pISBN:
  • 9781442236226
  • 9781442236233
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Contents:
Chapter, Lesson, Part Introduction.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Part I: The Party.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 1: Communism is Dead in China.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 2: China is Centrally Controlled.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 3: The Leadership is Deeply Divided.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 4: The Communist Party is a Monolith.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 5: The Military is Gaining Political Influence.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 6: The Communist Regime Lacks Legitimacy.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 7: The Falun Gong is an Apolitical Movement Persecuted for Its Religious Beliefs.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 8: Chinese Media is Merely a Mouthpiece of the Communist Party.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Part II: The People.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 9: Chinese Culture is Incompatible with Democracy.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 10: Chinese Have No Manners.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 11: Chinese People are Not Altruistic.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 12: The Individual Has No Value, Only the Collective Does.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 13: All Chinese are Only Children.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 14: The Chinese People are Homogeneous.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 15: Communism Has Created Gender Equality in China.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 16: The Chinese are Atheists.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 17: Shanghai is More Liberal than Beijing.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Part III: Business and the Economy.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 18: "China Inc." Is Buying Up the World.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 19: China Has the United States over a Barrel.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 20: China's Economy is Export Driven.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 21: Chinese People are Born Moneymakers.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 22: Chinese Don't Take Risks.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 23: The Chinese are Just Copycats.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 24: The State Hinders Economic Development in China.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 25: Unequal Distribution of Wealth is a Source of Social and Political Unrest.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 26: All Economic Development is Happening in the Big Cities on the East Coast.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Part IV: China and the World.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 27: The Chinese are Racist.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 28: The Communist Party is Kindling Nationalism.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 29: China Will Once Again Dominate East Asia.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 30: China is Colonizing Africa.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 31: China is an Environmental Baddie.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 32: The Chinese Could Tame North Korea-If They Wanted to.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 33: China Does Not Interfere in Other States' Internal Affairs.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Part V: The Past.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 34: China's History Spans Five Millennia.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 35: China is Called the Middle Kingdom because Chinese People Believe Their Country is the Center of the World.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 36: China Discovered the World in 1421.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 37: All Women Were Oppressed in Ancient China.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 38: China Has no Warrior Culture.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 39: Chinese History Goes in Circles.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 40: Tibet Was a Shangri-la until the Chinese Came.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 41: Mao Was a Monster.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 42: The Chinese Do Not Care about Their Own Historical Heritage.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Part VI: The Future.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 43: The Internet will Topple the Communist Party.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 44: The End of the Communist Regime is Near.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 45: The Chinese are Masters of Long-Term Thinking.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 46: The RMB Will Eclipse the Dollar as the World's Reserve Currency.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 47: China is a Military Threat.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 48: Chinese Will Replace English as the World's Language.
Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 49: The Twenty-First Century Belongs to China.
Cover, Title,49 myths about China--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Contents--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Foreword--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Acknowledgments--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Map of China--References, Appendix, Index,Notes on Transliteration--References, Appendix, Index,Bibliography--References, Appendix, Index,Index--References, Appendix, Index,About the Authors.
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Chapter, Lesson, Part Introduction.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Part I: The Party.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 1: Communism is Dead in China.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 2: China is Centrally Controlled.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 3: The Leadership is Deeply Divided.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 4: The Communist Party is a Monolith.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 5: The Military is Gaining Political Influence.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 6: The Communist Regime Lacks Legitimacy.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 7: The Falun Gong is an Apolitical Movement Persecuted for Its Religious Beliefs.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 8: Chinese Media is Merely a Mouthpiece of the Communist Party.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Part II: The People.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 9: Chinese Culture is Incompatible with Democracy.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 10: Chinese Have No Manners.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 11: Chinese People are Not Altruistic.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 12: The Individual Has No Value, Only the Collective Does.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 13: All Chinese are Only Children.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 14: The Chinese People are Homogeneous.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 15: Communism Has Created Gender Equality in China.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 16: The Chinese are Atheists.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 17: Shanghai is More Liberal than Beijing.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Part III: Business and the Economy.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 18: "China Inc." Is Buying Up the World.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 19: China Has the United States over a Barrel.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 20: China's Economy is Export Driven.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 21: Chinese People are Born Moneymakers.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 22: Chinese Don't Take Risks.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 23: The Chinese are Just Copycats.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 24: The State Hinders Economic Development in China.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 25: Unequal Distribution of Wealth is a Source of Social and Political Unrest.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 26: All Economic Development is Happening in the Big Cities on the East Coast.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Part IV: China and the World.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 27: The Chinese are Racist.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 28: The Communist Party is Kindling Nationalism.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 29: China Will Once Again Dominate East Asia.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 30: China is Colonizing Africa.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 31: China is an Environmental Baddie.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 32: The Chinese Could Tame North Korea-If They Wanted to.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 33: China Does Not Interfere in Other States' Internal Affairs.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Part V: The Past.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 34: China's History Spans Five Millennia.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 35: China is Called the Middle Kingdom because Chinese People Believe Their Country is the Center of the World.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 36: China Discovered the World in 1421.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 37: All Women Were Oppressed in Ancient China.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 38: China Has no Warrior Culture.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 39: Chinese History Goes in Circles.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 40: Tibet Was a Shangri-la until the Chinese Came.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 41: Mao Was a Monster.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 42: The Chinese Do Not Care about Their Own Historical Heritage.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Part VI: The Future.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 43: The Internet will Topple the Communist Party.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 44: The End of the Communist Regime is Near.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 45: The Chinese are Masters of Long-Term Thinking.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 46: The RMB Will Eclipse the Dollar as the World's Reserve Currency.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 47: China is a Military Threat.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 48: Chinese Will Replace English as the World's Language.

Chapter, Lesson, Part Myth 49: The Twenty-First Century Belongs to China.

Cover, Title,49 myths about China--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Contents--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Foreword--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Acknowledgments--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Map of China--References, Appendix, Index,Notes on Transliteration--References, Appendix, Index,Bibliography--References, Appendix, Index,Index--References, Appendix, Index,About the Authors.

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