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Review Of "Ways Of Seeing China: From Yellow Peril To Shangrila" By Timothy Kendall, Wenche Ommundsen
Review Of "Ways Of Seeing China: From Yellow Peril To Shangrila" By Timothy Kendall, Wenche Ommundsen
Wenche Ommundsen
No abstract provided.
From China With Love: Chick Lit And The New Crossover Fiction, Wenche Ommundsen
From China With Love: Chick Lit And The New Crossover Fiction, Wenche Ommundsen
Wenche Ommundsen
No abstract provided.
Slipping The Net: Fang Xiangshu And Trevor Hay's Stories Of Modern China, Wenche Ommundsen
Slipping The Net: Fang Xiangshu And Trevor Hay's Stories Of Modern China, Wenche Ommundsen
Wenche Ommundsen
No abstract provided.
From Cheeseburgers To Chopsticks, Caitlin Byrne
From Cheeseburgers To Chopsticks, Caitlin Byrne
Caitlin Byrne
Extract: In the post Cold-War globalized world, Australian diplomats are entering into unchartered waters. At a strategic level, Australia's domestic and foreign policy priorities-including climate change, regional and global security and economic stability-are increasingly global in nature. At the same time, the international geopolitical order is undergoing profound change. The rise and rise of China, the emergence of India and the corresponding decline in the unchallenged paramountcy of the USA are powerful factors challenging the foundations of the international order. Such changes could signal the end of the Western liberal order, so how should Australia prepare? This case finds out.
The Twitter Effect, Caitlin Byrne
The Twitter Effect, Caitlin Byrne
Caitlin Byrne
Extract: In its short history, Twitter-the latest social networking phenomenon-has emerged from within the boundaries of political oppression as a potential enabler of human rights. A product of Western culture. Twitter's relevance to human rights rests in liberal political theory. In particular, Twitter gives effect to first generation human rights, articulated by the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR) in 1948, and subsequently codified in international law by the UN's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in 1966. The potential of Twitter presents both serious challenges and opportunities for advancing human rights, which this case explores in …