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Panda Nation
Book • 2018
In *Panda Nation*, E. Elena Songster examines the transformation of the giant panda into a national treasure, linking its emergence to China's development of nature protection and its ascent as a global nation.
The book challenges the notion that the panda has historical significance in ancient Chinese culture, instead highlighting its recent and sudden rise to iconic status.
The book challenges the notion that the panda has historical significance in ancient Chinese culture, instead highlighting its recent and sudden rise to iconic status.
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Mary Harris
From “What Next”: Wait, China’s Taking Our Pandas Back?
Mentioned by E. Elena Songster as her own book, explaining China's panda diplomacy.
China’s soft (and fluffy) power
