我不见外——老潘的中国来信（英文版）

作者: William N. Brown

出版社: 外文出版社

出版时间: 2018-12

版次: 1

ISBN: 9787119116099

定价: 70.00

装帧: 其他

开本: 16开

纸张: 胶版纸

字数: 11千字

分类: 历史

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All generalizations about China are false--including this one. This book is about how I started out for Australia but ended up on a 3-decade adventure in China. We've witnessed unprecedented changes in China. In some small ways, we've even participated in these changes. William N. Brown, the first American to receive Permanent Residence in Fujian Province after Reform and Opening-up. In 1988, he moved with his family to Xiamen where he taught MBA courses for the past 30 years. In 1993, he was awarded “Friendship Award”. Chapter 1

Getting Oriented

(1988)

1 Detour From Australia 2

2 “Jade Islands”

6

3 China Our Matchmaker 11

4 Slow Boat to Amoy

17

Chapter 2

Xiamen University Holiday

Village

(09/1988 to 01/1989)

5 Student Life at Holiday Inn 26

6 Iceboxer Rebellion 31

7 Cafeteria Wars 35

8 TVs and Toast 39

9 Half the Sky 45

10 Room Service 49

11 Wheels in Amoy

52

12 Vanilla in the Paint Store 55

13 Going Postal 61

14 Beauty and the Beach 64

15 Well Seasoned Greetings  66

Chapter 3

MBA & XMU Foreign Experts Guesthouse

(01/1989 to 03/1990)

16 China’s First MBA!  70

17 Good Morning, China!  76

18 Payday

79

19 Chinese New Year – Live Long and

Prosper  85

20 My Chinese New Year Prisoner  91

21 No Books, No Class!  94

22 Body Spaces  99

23 Amoy’s

Most Festive Holiday 102

24 Talking Turkey (Chinese Thanksgiving) 106

25 Merry Amoy

Christmas 109

Chapter 4

Lingfeng

–  Little House on the Hilltop

(03/1990 to 12/1993)

26 Lingfeng – Little House on the Hilltop

116

27 Turning the Tea Table 120

28 These Are the Magi – Gift-giving in China 123

29 Flowers on Horseback 128

30 Happy Holidays 132

31 The Tao of Tea 136

32 Gulangyu – Richest Square Mile on Earth

139

33 Amoy

Taboos 143

34 When Silence Is Not Golden 146

35 Fujian’s

1st Foreign Green Card 152

36 I Voted ! (Mountains High, Emperor Far

Away) 156

37 Friendship Award 160

38 Foreign Devils and Friends 164

Chapter 5

Exploring China

and Amoy People

(10/1994 to Present)

39 Around China in 80 Days (Ⅰ) 170

40 Around China in 80 Days (Ⅱ) 176

41 Millionaire Maid 182

42 Amoy

Captures the Dutch! 190

43 Y2K End of the Road? 195

44 Our Made in China Marriage : 20 years!

201

45 Xiamen

Wins the “Green Oscar” 204

46 Robin Fei Fei – The Best Student I Never

Had 207

47 Flowers on Horseback, Dismounting the

Tiger 210

Epilogue 214
内容简介:
All generalizations about China are false--including this one. This book is about how I started out for Australia but ended up on a 3-decade adventure in China. We've witnessed unprecedented changes in China. In some small ways, we've even participated in these changes.
作者简介:
William N. Brown, the first American to receive Permanent Residence in Fujian Province after Reform and Opening-up. In 1988, he moved with his family to Xiamen where he taught MBA courses for the past 30 years. In 1993, he was awarded “Friendship Award”.
目录:
Chapter 1

Getting Oriented

(1988)

1 Detour From Australia 2

2 “Jade Islands”

6

3 China Our Matchmaker 11

4 Slow Boat to Amoy

17

Chapter 2

Xiamen University Holiday

Village

(09/1988 to 01/1989)

5 Student Life at Holiday Inn 26

6 Iceboxer Rebellion 31

7 Cafeteria Wars 35

8 TVs and Toast 39

9 Half the Sky 45

10 Room Service 49

11 Wheels in Amoy

52

12 Vanilla in the Paint Store 55

13 Going Postal 61

14 Beauty and the Beach 64

15 Well Seasoned Greetings  66

Chapter 3

MBA & XMU Foreign Experts Guesthouse

(01/1989 to 03/1990)

16 China’s First MBA!  70

17 Good Morning, China!  76

18 Payday

79

19 Chinese New Year – Live Long and

Prosper  85

20 My Chinese New Year Prisoner  91

21 No Books, No Class!  94

22 Body Spaces  99

23 Amoy’s

Most Festive Holiday 102

24 Talking Turkey (Chinese Thanksgiving) 106

25 Merry Amoy

Christmas 109

Chapter 4

Lingfeng

–  Little House on the Hilltop

(03/1990 to 12/1993)

26 Lingfeng – Little House on the Hilltop

116

27 Turning the Tea Table 120

28 These Are the Magi – Gift-giving in China 123

29 Flowers on Horseback 128

30 Happy Holidays 132

31 The Tao of Tea 136

32 Gulangyu – Richest Square Mile on Earth

139

33 Amoy

Taboos 143

34 When Silence Is Not Golden 146

35 Fujian’s

1st Foreign Green Card 152

36 I Voted ! (Mountains High, Emperor Far

Away) 156

37 Friendship Award 160

38 Foreign Devils and Friends 164

Chapter 5

Exploring China

and Amoy People

(10/1994 to Present)

39 Around China in 80 Days (Ⅰ) 170

40 Around China in 80 Days (Ⅱ) 176

41 Millionaire Maid 182

42 Amoy

Captures the Dutch! 190

43 Y2K End of the Road? 195

44 Our Made in China Marriage : 20 years!

201

45 Xiamen

Wins the “Green Oscar” 204

46 Robin Fei Fei – The Best Student I Never

Had 207

47 Flowers on Horseback, Dismounting the

Tiger 210

Epilogue 214