In China's Image
Hodder, Rupert (Lecturer In Geography, University Of Plymouth)
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Description for In China's Image
Hardcover. This text questions our perceptions of China. It argues that we are shaped or strongly conditioned by common perceptions of the Chinese, Western policies towards China are likely to prove either inappropriate or dangerous. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
This book questions our perceptions of China. It is argued that what is commonly understood to be 'China' is, in large part, a collage of images. These images - created and manipulated by individuals and groups within the boundaries of the Chinese state in order to pursue their own social, economic and political ambitions - have been accepted, elaborated upon, strengthened and made legitimate by European and American social scientists and by other professional commentators on China. If shaped or strongly conditioned by these images, policies towards China are likely to prove either inappropriate or dangerous.
This book questions our perceptions of China. It is argued that what is commonly understood to be 'China' is, in large part, a collage of images. These images - created and manipulated by individuals and groups within the boundaries of the Chinese state in order to pursue their own social, economic and political ambitions - have been accepted, elaborated upon, strengthened and made legitimate by European and American social scientists and by other professional commentators on China. If shaped or strongly conditioned by these images, policies towards China are likely to prove either inappropriate or dangerous.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333917954
SKU
V9780333917954
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About Hodder, Rupert (Lecturer In Geography, University Of Plymouth)
Rupert Hodder is Lecturer in Geography at the University of Plymouth, UK.
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