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020 _a9781848135901 (pbk.) :
_cGBP16.99
100 1 _aBARR Michael
245 _aWho's afraid of China?:
_bthe challenge of Chinese soft power /
_cMichael Barr.
260 _aLondon :
_bZed books ,
_c2011
300 _a154 pages ; 22 cm.
440 _aAsian arguments
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aWhat role does China play in the Western imagination? The rise of China as an alternative model to Western liberalism has created a fear that developing countries will stray from Western standards of democracy, transparency and human rights. This book reveals how the West's own past, hopes and fears shape the way it thinks about China.
650 _aCIVILIZATION, WESTERN
_x 21TH CENTURY
650 _aCOMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
650 _aCHINA
_x CIVILIZATION
_x 2002-
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