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Palgrave The New Silk Road How a Rising Arab World is Turning Away from the West and Rediscovering China 2011 Edition by B., Ben Simpfendorfer
The rise of the Arab world and China are part of the same story, once trading partners via the Silk Road. This is a fully revised and updated account of how China is spurring growth in the Arab world, taking into account new developments that have taken place since the first edition. Table of contents : - Revised Introduction and Preface The New Silk Road: The Arab World Rediscovers China Chinese Petrodollars and the Competition for Oil The Arab Wealth Funds and the Rise of an 'Islamic Corridor' Syria Learns From China while the Chinese 'Go Global' Arabic and the Language of Globalization Young Women and the Future of the Arab World The New Public Relations War: 'Al Jazeera' in China Implications for the West: A New Center of Gravity