China Beyond the Headlines

Name: China Beyond the Headlines
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ISBN: 9780847698554

ISBN-10: 0847698556

ISBN-13: 9780847698554

Edition: 2000

Authors: Timothy B. Weston, Lionel M. Jensen, Geremie R. Barmï¿½, Susan D. Blum, Timothy Cheek

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Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/15/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Chronology


Table of Equivalents and Measures


Foreword: Between the Lines and beyond the Text



Preface and Acknowledgments


Map: The World and China


Map: China


Introduction: Lead Story--Favored Nations, Intertwined Fates




Above the Fold



Big Bad China and the Good Chinese: An American Fairy Tale




Everyone's a Player, but the Nation's a Loser: Corruption in Contemporary China




China's Many Faces: Ethnic, Cultural, and Religious Pluralism




Promoting Human Rights in China: An Activist's Perspective




China's Road to a Democratic Society: Perils and Prospects




Beyond Exceptionalism: China's Intellectuals from Tragic Heroes to U.S. Allies




Identity and Diversity: The Complexities and Contradictions of Chinese Nationalism




China's New Economic Reforms: Replacing Iron Rice Bowls with Plastic Cups




Below the Fold



Development and Destruction: The Dimensions of China's Environmental Challenge




Marketing Femininity: Images of the Modern Chinese Woman




China's Labor Woes: Will the Workers Crash the Party?




Reading Out-of-Print: Popular Culture and Protest on China's Western Frontier




China's Market Reforms: Whose Human Rights Problem?




Border Crossings: Chinese Writing, in Their World and Ours



Afterword: EXTRA--Headlines Obscure the Full Story



Index


About the Editors and Contributors