The mirage of China: Anti-humanism, narcissism, and corporeality of the contemporary world

The Mirage of China: Anti-Humanism, Narcissism, and Corporeality of the Contemporary World

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-209

  Liu, Xin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b E Institutes of Shanghai Universities   (China)

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