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The New Chinese Empire: And What It Means For The United States | 
 enlarge | Author: Ross Terrill
Publisher: Basic Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 606775
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 0465084133
Dewey Decimal Number: 951.05
EAN: 9780465084135
ASIN: 0465084133
Publication Date: August 3, 2004
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This past spring, the outbreak of SARS grabbed the attention of the world. The schizophrenic, paranoid way the Chinese government handled the outbreak perfectly illustrated the danger of a political system unaccountable to its citizens.In The New Chinese Empire, Ross Terrill assesses this government, and the central question it raises: Is the People's Republic of China, whose polity is a hybrid of Chinese tradition and Western Marxism, willing to become a modern nation-or does it insist on remaining an empire? Hanging in the balance are the prospect for freedom within China, the future of America's relations with China, and the security of China's neighbors.This enlightening book is a must-read for everyone doing business in China and all who have a stake in the future of the global world order.
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 Author lack of scientific knowlage or IQ? January 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
>Even more strikingly, Dr. Williamson's group reported that a version of a gene called DAB1 had become universal in Chinese but not in other populations.
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When this author claimed Chinese identidity as fiction, he is obviously ignorant of true science. There are more genetic markers unigue for Chinese han.
This author also believes individual representing national character? His mind is as simple as savage people. The most obedient people make the best army and strong nation. The countries made of individiual rambos are the wimpy ones like those middle east. Most obedient Japanese in Asia and English in Europe are the strongest nation. Kamikaze is act of obedience and loyalty, not matter of personal bravery.
Author is simply not very sophisticated.
Another totally misleading view by "know-it-all" westerner September 12, 2006
1 out of 12 found this review helpful
The views presented in this book are mostly backed by false historical basis. If you understand real Chinese history, you will be absolutely shocked by the way the author has manipulated facts to support his ludicrous theory of how China is an empire. My message to Terrill: your views are totally misguided and I suggest you go read up on basic Chinese history before trying to write about it.
Boring July 8, 2006
0 out of 14 found this review helpful
Author is in love with himself and it shows. Neither interesting nor well-written nor accurate.
This is a good book, but its problem is not racism July 4, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a good book, but its problem is not racism, it is naivety.
The typical western thinking is like "a straight intestine goes directly to the bottom". That is, the relationship between the historical evolutions from dictatorship to democracy is always misconstrued as a linear process, democratization is deemed a historically inevitable process, which can not be stopped, regardless of current realities, in cases of countries that have adopted certain Western institutions and socioeconomic approaches.
These journalists can add a lot of stories to our knowledge, but they usually can't think; and when they think, they can't get out of the "prison of one culture".
 An excellent book for drawing together the history and politics of China April 19, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a student and actor in Chinese-American politics, I have often been struck by a sense of inaccuracy in Chinese portrayals of history and particularly its relationships with border areas and people. Terrill has done an admirable job of drawing continuity between dynastic China's policies and perspectives and those of modern times, and I have benefitted greatly from this comprehensive perspective.
Even 10 pages in, it is very clear where Terrill stands in his argument, and his points are tinged with certain overtones of bias. That said, however, his scholarship is factually and historically accurate, although he could have improved his book by drawing upon a greater variety of examples. Also, as I believe another reviewer has stated, his use of the term "synergy" is fundamentally problematic. While Terrill argues that the nature of being "Chinese" is grounded in actual human policies and feelings, this idea of synergy skirts a "civilizations" reading of history: immutable, cultural characteristics of China which clash or complement characteristics of other countries/cultures. While I can broadly see what he is talking about, a greater connection to the political choices that were made, and a clearer articulation of "synergy", would have made the book much better.
All in all, Terrill's book is an excellent overview of the political history of China and how domestic perspectives bleed into foreign policy. It provides a compelling and entertaining viewpoint on modern Chinese politics, and is best used as either an introduction to the subject, or as a useful complement to a straight history of modern China and the (not necessarily "Chinese") dynasties that preceded it.
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