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020			_a9780230580268 (pbk) : _c42.00 USD
100	1		_aSIMPFENDORFER Ben
245			_aThe new Silk Road : _bhow a rising Arab world is turning away from the west and rediscovering China / _cBen Simpfendorfer.
260			_aBasingstoke UK: _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2009
300			_a202 p.
520			_aStudy of the growing economic ties between China and the Arab countries of the middle east. China is a buyer of middle east oil while the middle east buys Chinese made products and both are looking for investment opportunities. Considers whether this is a substantial realignment or whether cultural tensions will prevent closer ties with for example Saudi Arabia and what implications these changes may have for the West.
650			_aCHINA _xECONOMIC RELATIONS _xARAB COUNTRIES
600			_aCHINA _xFOREIGN RELATIONS _xARAB COUNTRIES
945			_i27246-2001 _rY _sY
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