John Pomfret: 3 books
Chinese Lessons
Five Classmates and the Story of the New China
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2006
"A highly personal, honest, funny and well-informed account of China's
hyperactive effort to forget its past and reinvent its future."—The New York Times Book Review
As one the first American students admitted to China after the communist revolution, John Pomfret was exposed to...
The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom
America and China, 1776 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
A remarkable history of the two-centuries-old relationship between the United States and China, from the Revolutionary War to the present day
From the clipper ships that ventured to Canton hauling cargos of American ginseng to swap Chinese tea, to the US warships facing off against China's...
by Colin Beard, John Swarbrooke, Suzanne Leckie
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Looking at the past, present and future of adventure tourism, Adventure Tourism: the new frontier examines the product, the adventure tourist profile, and issues such as supply, geography and sustainability. International case studies are used to illustrate these issues, including: Gorilla watching...