Joining the modern world inside and outside China /
For the past century, all kinds of Chinese people seemed to have tried to be "modern". At the same time, the standards of modernity have been set elsewhere and they seem always to be higher than what has been achieved. That makes most Chinese work harder, but some may well wonder if standa...
| Основен автор: | Wang, Gungwu. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Singapore : Singapore ; River Edge, NJ :
Singapore University Press, National University of Singapore ; World Scientific,
℗♭2000.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=514207 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Joining the modern world. |
| Резюме: |
For the past century, all kinds of Chinese people seemed to have tried to be "modern". At the same time, the standards of modernity have been set elsewhere and they seem always to be higher than what has been achieved. That makes most Chinese work harder, but some may well wonder if standards rise so that China will always get a poor report card at the end of each year. The ongoing drama of Chinese people seeking to be modern has been enacted in different parts of the world. There are interesting differences among these Chinese, depending on where they have been living. The general trend, howev. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ix, 159 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789812792006 9812792007 |