Article ID: CBB001450387

Peter Hessler: Teacher, Archaeologist, Anthropologist, Travel Writer, Master Storyteller (2013)

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In the first decade of the present century, Peter Hessler published three acclaimed works on China, mostly (although not exclusively) dealing with the present period. Many of the parts of the second and third volumes, in particular, initially appeared as articles in the New Yorker and National Geographic, where the deftness of Hessler's writing and his superb skills as a storyteller attracted attention well beyond the academic world. Hessler's books have also been widely and generously praised---and used in class---by teachers of contemporary China. Yet, to my knowledge, no China specialist has yet attempted a comprehensive assessment of their contribution to the deepening of American understanding of the complexities of Chinese life today. Such an assessment is the modest aim of this essay.

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Authors & Contributors
Aurélie Cuénod
Debora L. Silverman
Marissa Helene Petrou
Rappenglück, Michael A.
Philip L. Kohl
Chloë N Duckworth
Concepts
Anthropology
Archaeology
Public understanding of science
Collections
Museums
Science education and teaching
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
China
North America
Mesoamerica
Dresden (Germany)
Indonesia
Wales
Institutions
International Archaeological Congresses (1866-2006)
International Congress of Anthropology and Prehistoric Archaeology
Oxford University
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