The Four Little Dragons: Inside Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore at the Dawn of the Pacific Century
by Kelly, Brian; London, Mark
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671557483
- ISBN 13
- 9780671557485
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition Hardcover Book and Jacket in Fine Condition. Bright red half cloth and cream boards, very clean and bright, tight & solid book. The two authors traveled in East Asia for 18 months to understand and confront this world unknown to them in any real way. Each one of the Four Dragons is one of the great success stories of history, moving from poverty to prosperity in less than three decades. Coupled with Japan, they have become the engine of Asia, and by the 1990s they had become strong competitors of the West. Written with the style of the best travel literature, this book will be of interest to any business person looking abroad to the general reader who cares about the shape of the world through the world through the 1990s ans beyond. 432 pages, indexed. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. 1989, Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0671557483 9780671557485 [US]
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027033
- Title
- The Four Little Dragons: Inside Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore at the Dawn of the Pacific Century
- Author
- Kelly, Brian; London, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671557483
- ISBN 13
- 9780671557485
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- ASIA, HISTORY JAPAN EAST ASIA THAILAND JOURNEYS
- X weight
- 0 oz
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