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001			ASIN0750946830
005			20170105102909.0
008			131025s2008 xxu eng d
020			_a0750946830 (hardcover)
020			_a9780750946834 (hardcover)
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050	0	4	_aDS706
082	0	4	_a951 _bBUR 2008
100	1		_aBurman, Edward.
245	1	4	_aChina : _bThe stealth empire : why the world is not chinese, yet / _cEdward Burman.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bSutton Publishing Ltd, _c2008.
300			_a320 p. ; _c24 cm.
520			_aThe book asks why it is that China despite its size and once advanced culture and technology did not become a world power centuries ago? Burman traces the answer through Chinese innate sense of superiority which made foreign conquest and trade an irrelevance. This is about to change with the evolution of what is termed the Stealth Empire characterised by world dominance in the production of consumer goods, a growing share of world manufacturing and a strong sense of nationalism. The Chinese believe that they need to do nothing as they evolve by the middle of the century into the dominant world power. Burman's book opens a window onto this history and growing sense of national destiny. It will be essential reading for anyone wanting to understand what is going on in the Stealth Empire.
650		0	_aChina
650		0	_aEconomic history
650		0	_aForecasting
650		0	_aInternational relations
650		0	_aPolitical science
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750946830/chopaconline-20
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