Made in China. A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap Goods, Paperback - Amelia Pang

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Hidden Treasures is the true story of a young woman whose brief visit to Nanning, Guangxi, China in 1992 sparked the beginning of nearly two decade...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Philip LymberyNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2017Dimensions: 232 x 192 x 16Cover type: Paperb...

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Provides an engaging study of American racialization of Chinese and Asians, Asian American writing, and contemporary Chinese cultural production, s...

Offers a broad study of the literature and culture of the ""long 1980s"". The Argument about Things in the 1980s contributes to of-the-moment schol...

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"Information" has become a core concept across the disciplines, yet it is still often seen as a unique feature of the Western world or the digital ...

This book analyses modernity and tradition in China today and how they combine in striking ways in the Chinese school. Paul Willis - the leading et...

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Brian R. Dott explores how the non-native chile went from obscurity to ubiquity in China, influencing not just cuisine but also medicine, language,...

In numerous civilizations throughout world history city walls were an indispensable part of every city. In China they can be traced back to the 21t...

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Wayne Soon tells the global health story of Overseas Chinese who transformed medicine in China and Taiwan through the practices of military medicin...

Publisher: Random House CanadaAuthor(s): Gabor MateNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2004Dimensions: 229 x 158 x 21Cover type: Paperback / soft...

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Publisher: Prometheus BooksAuthor(s): Janardan Prasad SinghNumber of pages: 314Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 150 x 229 x 23Cover type: Paperbac...

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Micul dictionar chinezesc. Chinez-roman – Roman-chinez - Pang Jiyang, Wu Min

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He's the Worst Nazi War Crimminal You've Never Heard Of He was among the worst of the Nazis. He was responsible for the construction of Hitler's sl...

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