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Oracle bones : a journey between China and the West. /Peter Hessler.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: Amazon.in | : Cocoblu Retail Ltd.Donated by Prof. Romila ThaparPublication details: , London : John Murrary , ©2006Description: xi, 491 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780719564413
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 951 HES
Summary: A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today, the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones, Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. In a narrative that gracefully moves between the ancient and the present, the East and the West, Hessler captures the soul of a country that is undergoing a momentous change before our eyes.
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Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection SNU LIBRARY 951 HES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Prof. Romila Thapar Collection G6647
IRGS Department Library IRGS Department Library SNU LIBRARY 951 HES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available IR028
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A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today, the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones, Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. In a narrative that gracefully moves between the ancient and the present, the East and the West, Hessler captures the soul of a country that is undergoing a momentous change before our eyes.

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