China: The Pessoptimist Nation

by William A. Callahan

Book Overview

The rise of China presents a long-term challenge to the world not only economically, but politically and culturally. Callahan meets this challenge in China: The Pessoptimist Nation by using new Chinese sources and innovative analysis to see how Chinese people understand their new place in the world. To chart the trajectory of its rise, the book shifts from examining China's national interests to exploring its national aesthetic. Rather than answering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199549958
• ISBN13: 9780199549955
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.3" x 6.2"