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The new Chinese empire, and what it means for the United States / Ross Terrill.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, c2003.Description: xv, 384 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0465084125 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780465084128 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 951.05
LOC classification:
  • 408 DS 779.2 T326n 2003
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Contents:
1. The problem of China -- 2. How the Chinese imperial state was formed -- 3. We are the world : an imperial tradition both defensive and superior -- 4. "The king is dead; long live the king" : the post-dynastic quest for a new political order -- 5. Red emperor -- 6. Your mother is still your mother -- 7. Beijing juggles the legacy of empire -- 8. Maritime empire -- 9. Steppe empire -- 10. Foreign policy : imperial goals and modes -- 11. Foreign policy : half-empire and half-modern nation -- 12. Autocracy's last legs?
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 408 DS 779.2 T326n 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000027744

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-363) and indexes.

1. The problem of China -- 2. How the Chinese imperial state was formed -- 3. We are the world : an imperial tradition both defensive and superior -- 4. "The king is dead; long live the king" : the post-dynastic quest for a new political order -- 5. Red emperor -- 6. Your mother is still your mother -- 7. Beijing juggles the legacy of empire -- 8. Maritime empire -- 9. Steppe empire -- 10. Foreign policy : imperial goals and modes -- 11. Foreign policy : half-empire and half-modern nation -- 12. Autocracy's last legs?

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