Inside the New China: An Ethnographic Memoir 1412813506, 9781412813501

China is no longer a Third World country. It is now the world's fastest growing economy. Even after the 2008 Olympi

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Inside the New China: An Ethnographic Memoir
1412813506, 9781412813501

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