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Author:Perry Link
An Anatomy of Chinese: Rhythm, Metaphor, Politics
During the Cultural Revolution, Mao exhorted the Chinese people to "smash the four olds" old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas. Yet when the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square chanted "We want to see Chairman Mao," they unknowingly used a classical rhythm...- $53.00
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Evening Chats in Beijing: Probing China's Predicament
Chinese intellectuals have a traditional duty, for which there is no equivalent in the West: to worry, to "take responsibility for all under heaven," to argue the question "What can we do with China?" In this "utterly absorbing gem of a book" (Library Journal),...- $27.95
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I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo
Late one night in December 2008, police arrived at the home of Liu Xiaobo--China's leading dissident, a key figure in the prodemocracy manifesto Charter 08--and took him away. When Liu won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize as a political prisoner, the award was bestowed...- $34.95
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Author:Perry Link
I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo
Late one night in December 2008, police arrived at the home of Liu Xiaobo--China's leading dissident, a key figure in the prodemocracy manifesto Charter 08--and took him away. When Liu won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize as a political prisoner, the award was bestowed...- $28.00
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Author:Perry Link
Restless China
This compelling book explores the explosive pace of change in China and how its citizens are grappling with a dramatically new world, both in the public and private spheres. China's stratospheric growth has made it the second largest economy in the world--and one of...- $49.00
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Wittgenstein, a One-Way Ticket, and Other Unforeseen Benefits of Studying Chinese
This is a fascinating, insightful collection of essays by some of the world's most renowned China experts, who share personal recollections of their time in China--often beginning in the 1970s, when foreigners were just beginning to navigate the linguistic and cultural terrain of that...- $28.00
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