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001 2013387137
003 DLC
005 20140311082457.0
008 140307s2008 cc ab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013387137
020 $a9783836505697 (hardcover)
020 $a383650569X
035 $a(OCoLC)227917634
040 $aBTCTA$beng$cBTCTA$dBAKER$dYDXCP$dOHX$dERASA$dORX$dCUS$dIQU$dBDX$dWOO$dKMS$dOCLCF$dDLC
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043 $aa-cc---
050 00 $aDS777.55$b.C4472 2008
082 04 $a951.05$222
245 00 $aChina :$bportrait of a country = porträt eines Landes = portrait d'un pays /$cby 88 Chinese photographers ; Liu Heung Shing (ed.) ; directed and produced by Benedikt Taschen.
246 3 $aChina, portrait of a country
246 30 $aChina, porträt eines Landes
246 30 $aChina, portrait d'un pays
260 $aHong Kong ;$aLos Angeles :$bTaschen,$cc2008.
300 $a423 p. :$bchiefly ill. (some col.), col. map ;$c35 cm.
520 $aIn post-Mao China, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (1904-97) urged his one billion countrymen to "seek truth from facts" and accept the merit (and apparent contradictions) of his "reform policy." As the world entered the 21st century, taking its cue from Deng's overture, China had become the leading economic story of the day. The process by which China navigated its course towards a central position in world affairs is as astonishing as it is momentous. With China, Portrait of a Country, Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Liu Heung Shing presents a visual history of the People's Republic of China. Drawn directly from the archives of 88 of the nation's photographers, he unveils the events and experiences that have unfolded through the sixty tumultuous years of the People's Republic of China, from its founding in 1949 to the economic powerhouse of today. Also included in this book are a chronology listing all the major political events, a map of China, and biographies of all contributing photographers.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 418) and index.
505 00 $tChina 1949-today : historical context /$rJames Kynge --$tPicture this! /$rKaren Smith --$t1949-1959 : the birth of modern China --$t1960-1969 : great leap backward --$t1970-1979 : suspicion, subversion, and continued madness --$t1980-1989 : rock 'n' roll and modernization --$t1990-1999 : actions speaking louder than words --$t2000-today : China joins the world.
546 $aEnglish, French, and German.
651 0 $aChina$xHistory$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aChina$xCivilization$vPictorial works.
700 1 $aLiu, Heung Shing,$d1951-
700 1 $aTaschen, Benedikt.