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Zusatztext William A. Callahan's China Dreams... takes the discussion out of the theoretical world of historical forces and hypothetical scenarios, and gives modern Chinese a voice. Informationen zum Autor William A. Callahan is Chair in International Politics and Research Director of the Centre for Chinese Studies at the University of Manchester. He is the author of China: The Pessoptimist Nation (Oxford University Press) and Contingent States (University of Minnesota Press). Klappentext After celebrating their country's three decades of fantastic economic success, many Chinese are now asking, "What comes next?" How can China convert its growing economic power into political and cultural influence around the globe? Zusammenfassung To understand how China is shaping the twenty-first century, William Callahan's China Dreams eavesdrops on conversations between officials, scholars, bloggers, novelists, film-makers and artists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents List of Figures v Introduction: China is the Future 1 Chapter 1: Officials, Dissidents, and Citizen Intellectuals 26 Chapter 2: Strategic Futures and the Post-American World Order 66 Chapter 3: The China Model and the Search for Wealth and Power 99 Chapter 4: Cosmopolitan, Fundamentalist and Racialist Dreams 149 Chapter 5: Shanghai's Alternative Futures and China's New Civil Society 186 Chapter 6: The American Dream and Chinese Exceptionalism 216 Scenario: A Chimerican Dream 246 Endnotes ?? Acknowledgements 265 Bibliography 267 Who's Who 285 Index ??
