You Don't Know China: Twenty-two Enduring Myths Debunked
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Camphor Press Ltd, 2016.
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English
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9781910736180
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John Grant Ross., & John Grant Ross|AUTHOR. (2016). You Don't Know China: Twenty-two Enduring Myths Debunked . Camphor Press Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Grant Ross and John Grant Ross|AUTHOR. 2016. You Don't Know China: Twenty-two Enduring Myths Debunked. Camphor Press Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Grant Ross and John Grant Ross|AUTHOR. You Don't Know China: Twenty-two Enduring Myths Debunked Camphor Press Ltd, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)John Grant Ross, and John Grant Ross|AUTHOR. You Don't Know China: Twenty-two Enduring Myths Debunked Camphor Press Ltd, 2016.
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