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BL
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| Record Number
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994166
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b748536
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| Main Entry
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Hessler, Peter,1969-
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| Title & Author
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Country driving : : a journey through China from farm to factory /\ Peter Hessler.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Harper,, ©2010.
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| Page. NO
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438 pages :: maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0061804096
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: 9780061804090
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-438).
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| Contents
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The wall -- The village -- The factory.
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| Abstract
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In this penetrating narrative account, Hessler investigates China's lurch into modernity as he survives the advent of the nation's uniquely terrifying car culture, probes the transformation of village life, and explores China's frantic industrialization.
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Transportation, Automotive-- China.
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Kultursoziologie
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Sozioökonomischer Wandel
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Transportation, Automotive.
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Travel.
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China, Description and travel.
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China
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China.
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| Dewey Classification
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303.48/320951
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| LC Classification
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DS712.H457 2010
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| NLM classification
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915.1 Hessler
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K928.9clc
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