{"title":"Series: Discourses of Weakness and Resource Regimes","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"discourses-of-weakness-in-modern-china-by-sebastian-riebold-9783593509020","title":"Discourses of Weakness in Modern China","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the time of China’s defeat in the Sino-Japanese war of 1894–95 until the 1930s, the assumption that China was a “weak state” dominated political discourse in China and beyond. In those discussions, China was seen as lacking competitiveness in a world that was increasingly being understood in harsh Darwinian terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAiming to better understand contemporary China’s self-image and identity, this volume traces both the emergence of the narrative of China’s alleged “national ruin” and the discursive construction of China as the “Sick Man of East Asia.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscourses of Weakness in Modern China\u003c\/em\u003e by Sebastian Riebold delves deep into these narratives, providing insight into how these perceptions have shaped China's path and self-perception in the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000594579692,"sku":"9783593509020","price":114.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12456273483467.jpg?v=1763288002"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-discourses-of-weakness-and-resource-regimes.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}