Oracle bones : a journey between China's past and present /
Hessler, Peter, 1969-,
Oracle bones : a journey between China's past and present / [print] Peter Hessler. - first edition.ition. - New York : HarperCollins, (c)2006. - xi, 491 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Author's note -- Artifact A : The underground city -- middleman -- Artifact B : The written world -- voice of America -- broken bridge -- Artifact C : The wall -- overnight city -- Starch -- Hollywood -- Artifact D : The voice of the turtle -- At night you're not lonely -- Immigration -- courtyard -- Artifact E : The bronze head -- Anniversary -- Sichuanese -- Artifact F : The book -- Asylum -- Artifact G : The uncracked bone -- games -- Sand -- Artifact H : The word -- Translation -- Flags -- Straight to video -- Artifact I : The horse -- Wonton western -- Election -- Chinatown -- Artifact J : The criticism -- State visit -- Artifact K : The lost alphabets -- Encapsulate prime -- Artifact L : The misprinted character -- Patton's tomb -- Artifact Z : The sold words -- Tea -- Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Explores how China has changed over the last century, focusing on the role of the Chinese people in this transformation and the country's growing links to the Western world and its people.
9780060826581
2005052607
DS712.H587.O733 2006 DS712
Oracle bones : a journey between China's past and present / [print] Peter Hessler. - first edition.ition. - New York : HarperCollins, (c)2006. - xi, 491 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Author's note -- Artifact A : The underground city -- middleman -- Artifact B : The written world -- voice of America -- broken bridge -- Artifact C : The wall -- overnight city -- Starch -- Hollywood -- Artifact D : The voice of the turtle -- At night you're not lonely -- Immigration -- courtyard -- Artifact E : The bronze head -- Anniversary -- Sichuanese -- Artifact F : The book -- Asylum -- Artifact G : The uncracked bone -- games -- Sand -- Artifact H : The word -- Translation -- Flags -- Straight to video -- Artifact I : The horse -- Wonton western -- Election -- Chinatown -- Artifact J : The criticism -- State visit -- Artifact K : The lost alphabets -- Encapsulate prime -- Artifact L : The misprinted character -- Patton's tomb -- Artifact Z : The sold words -- Tea -- Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Explores how China has changed over the last century, focusing on the role of the Chinese people in this transformation and the country's growing links to the Western world and its people.
9780060826581
2005052607
DS712.H587.O733 2006 DS712