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The new silk road : how a rising Arab world is turning away from the West and rediscovering China / Ben Simpfendorfer.

Simpfendorfer, Ben.
2011
337.510174927 S612n 2011
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Title
The new silk road : how a rising Arab world is turning away from the West and rediscovering China / Ben Simpfendorfer.
Author
Simpfendorfer, Ben.
Edition
Rev. and updated ed.
ISBN
023028485X (pbk.)
9780230284852 (pbk.)
9780230580268
0230580262
Imprint
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Language
English
Description
v, 202 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
337.510174927 S612n 2011
System Control No.
(OCoLC)682891198
(OCoLC)682891198
Summary
"The rise of the Arab world and China are part of the same story, once trading partners via the Silk Road. This is a fully revised and updated account of how China is spurring growth in the Arab world, taking into account new developments that have taken place since the first edition"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-195) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Revised Introduction and Preface
The New Silk Road: The Arab World Rediscovers China
Chinese Petrodollars and the Competition for Oil
The Arab Wealth Funds and the Rise of an 'Islamic Corridor'
Syria Learns From China while the Chinese 'Go Global'
Arabic and the Language of Globalization
Young Women and the Future of the Arab World
The New Public Relations War: 'Al Jazeera' in China
Implications for the West: A New Center of Gravity.
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