The Emperor far away : travels at the edge of China / David Eimer.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.Description: 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781620403631 :
- 1620403633
- Travels at the edge of China
- 915.104/612 22
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Non-Fiction | Adult Non-Fiction | 915.104612 EIM | Available | 36748002204123 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In 1949, Mao Zedong announced the birth of the People's Republic of China, a proclamation to the world that, after centuries of war and social conflict, China had emerged as one nation. Since then, this idea has been constantly propagated for the benefit of the international community. For many living in the vast country, however, the old Chinese adage holds true: "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away."
Few Westerners make it far beyond the major cities-the Chinese government has made it difficult to do so. David Eimer undertook a dangerous journey to China's unexplored frontiers (it borders on fourteen other countries), to the outer reaches where Beijing's power has little influence. His chronicle shines new light on the world's most populous nation, showing clearly that China remains in many ways a divided state. Traveling through the Islamic areas of Xinjiang province, into the forbidden zone of Tibet, and across Route 219, which runs the rough boundary shared with India and is the only disputed frontier in China, Eimer exposes the country's inner conflict. All the tensions in China today-from its war against drugs and terrorism and the unstable relationships it maintains with Russia and Korea to its internal social issues-take on new meaning when seen from China's most remote corners. A brilliant melding of journalism and history, The Emperor Far Away is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary China.
"First published in Great Britain in 2014"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-310) and index.
Part I. Xinjiang - the new frontier. 1. 'Uighurs are like pandas' -- 2. The new Silk Road -- 3. Exiles -- 4. The great game again -- 5. Return to Kashgar -- 6. Three borders -- 7. Uighurstan -- Part II. Tibet - the wild west. 8. The Tibetan borderlands -- 9. Lhasa -- 10. A night at the Nangma -- 11. U-Tsang -- 12. High plateau drifter -- 13. The precious jewel of the snows -- 14. Going down -- Part III. Yunnan - trouble in paradise. 15. Shiny happy minorities -- 16. Dailand -- 17. Down the Mekong -- 18. The Dai diaspora -- 19. With the Wa -- 20. Women for sale -- Part IV. Dongbei - pushing the boundaries. 21. The Pyongyang express -- 22. The third Korea -- 23. Spreading the word -- 24. The Arctic borderlands -- 25. Along the Amur -- 26. An empire expanding.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Map (p. xii)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Part I Xinjiang-The New Frontier
- 1 'Uighurs Are Like Pandas' (p. 13)
- 2 The New Silk Road (p. 25)
- 3 Exiles (p. 36)
- 4 The Great Game Again (p. 50)
- 5 Return to Kashgar (p. 58)
- 6 Three Borders (p. 65)
- 7 Uighurstan (p. 73)
- Part II Tibet-The Wild West
- 8 The Tibetan Borderlands (p. 91)
- 9 Lhasa (p. 101)
- 10 A Night at the Nangma (p. 113)
- 11 U-Tsang (p. 122)
- 12 High Plateau Drifter (p. 131)
- 13 The Precious Jewel of the Snows (p. 141)
- 14 Going Down (p. 151)
- Part III Yunnan-Trouble in Paradise
- 15 Shiny Happy Minorities (p. 161)
- 16 Dailand (p. 171)
- 17 Down the Mekong (p. 183)
- 18 The Dai Diaspora (p. 193)
- 19 With the Wa (p. 208)
- 20 Women for Sale (p. 226)
- Part Iv Dongbei-Pushing the Boundaries
- 21 The Pyongyang Express (p. 241)
- 22 The Third Korea (p. 253)
- 23 Spreading the Word (p. 265)
- 24 The Arctic Borderlands (p. 278)
- 25 Along the Amur (p. 289)
- 26 An Empire Expanding (p. 301)
- Further Reading (p. 309)
- Acknowledgments (p. 311)
- Index (p. 313)