Many countries revel in their victories, but China is driven by the humiliations it has suffered at the hands of foreigners over the past two centuries. Through 11 biographical sketches of Chinese intellectuals and political leaders — Wei Yuan, Sun…
Tag: Wealth and Power
The Dance of Superpowers | Huffington Post
The Chinese dream, as Orville Schell and John Delury persuasively argue, has been to recapture the wealth and power of dynasties past. via The Dance of Superpowers | John Feffer.
The Paulson Institute Contemporary China Series: Orville Schell
In this talk hosted by The University of Chicago, Orville Schell discusses China’s long march to the 21st century. Schell is the Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society in New York. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flb5yg41eVI
Book review: National humiliation’s role in China’s wealth and power | The National The National
Wealth and Power is a work of intellectual history disguised as a guide to China’s economic development. It covers a fascinating period of upheavals, riots and revolutions, social, economic, and political. As the book’s authors Orville Schell and John Delury make…
US-China Institute: Orville Schell on “Wealth and Power in China USC US-China Institute
The USC U.S.-China Institute presents a book talk with Orville Schell on China’s ascent from imperial doormat to global economic powerhouse.
The Secret Behind China’s Rapid Rise: Forum KQED
When he first visited Beijing in 1975, Orville Schell noticed a country that lacked advertisements, private cars and private property. Today, China possesses the world’s second largest economy. Schell, the director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia…
What China Really Wants Asia Times
NEW YORK – The China pavilion is a red, inverted pyramid in Shanghai built for the city’s bustling 2010 World Expo. While the pavilion pays some homage to China’s ancient past, it mostly shows off China’s 21st century ambitions, with…
8/1-“Wealth and Power” event at Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism
The USC U.S.-China Institute presents a book talk with Orville Schell and John Delury on China’s ascent from imperial doormat to global economic powerhouse. via US-China Institute :: calendar :: Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-First Century.…