A Glimpse of the World: China in 2008: A Year of Great Significance

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Howard W. French is an associate professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he began teaching in September 2008. From 1986 to 2008, Howard was a reporter for The New York Times, and 18 of those years, from 1990 to 2008, were spent working overseas... read more

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In Other Room, Other Wonders Daniyal Mueenuddin
The Odyssey Homer
When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World Martin Jacques
The Squeeze: Oil, Money, and Greed in the 21st Century Tom Bower

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China in 2008: A Year of Great Significance

November 21, 2008 2:09 PM

My photography of Shanghai is included, along with an essay, in a forthcoming book of essays bearing this title.

Posted at 2:09 PM