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American Life: A History of America Through the Eyes of a Chinese Historian.
"The United States is the land where Cho-yun Hsu pursued his life's work, as well as his window to observations of Western civilization; through his eyes, the nation is revealed as both a mighty empire and a grand social laboratory containing the seeds of prosperity and decline. In this me...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press,
2021.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Half title page
- Full title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the English Edition
- Acknowledgements
- 1. My First Impressions of the US
- 2. The Expansion of the American Frontier
- 3. Evolution of the Forms of Agriculture
- 4. The Industrialization of the US
- 5. Ethnic Diversity and Social Problems (Part I)
- 6. Ethnic Diversity and Social Problems (Part II)
- 7. The Operation of the American Economy
- 8. The Urban-Rural Divide and Class Alienation (Part I)
- 9. The Urban-Rural Divide and Class Alienation (Part II)
- 10. The American Political System
- 11. The Cultural Veins of American Development
- 12. Tides of Cultural Change
- 13. The Search for Meaning
- 14. An Unfinished Empire and Corrupted Capitalism
- 15. Lingering Thoughts and a Message for China's Future