Written for a broad audience, this book provides a coherent reevaluation of Western ideas about China. It covers perceptions of China from the earliest times through the late 1980s and draws on a range of sources, including literature, journalism, and the arts, to show how changing power relations have influenced Western ideas about China, its people and its history. The book describes in particular how China has served both as a model and as a threat for different schools of thought in the West.
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Written for a broad audience, this book provides a coherent reevaluation of Western ideas about China. It covers perceptions of China from the earliest times through the late 1980s and draws on a range of sources, including literature, journalism, and the arts, to show how changing power relations have influenced Western ideas about China, its people and its history. The book describes in particular how China has served both as a model and as a threat for different schools of thought in the West.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 0195907388.