Getting over the walls of discourse: Character fetishization in Chinese studies

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1189-1213

  McDonald, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 77957272838     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021911809990763     Document Type: Review

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