how a rising Arab world is turning away from the West and rediscovering China /
First Statement of Responsibility
Ben Simpfendorfer
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Rev. and updated
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE
Date
1105
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
202 p. ;
Dimensions
24 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Machine generated 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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"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"--