Swan Lake [Blu-ray]

Director: Andy Sommer

Overview

The Zurich Ballet mounted this production of Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky's iconic 1876 ballet SWAN LAKE in 2009. The production features choreography by Heinz Spoerli based on the work of Marius Petipa, sets by Erich Wonder, and costumes by Florence von Gerka

Product Details

Release Date:	06/29/2010
UPC:	3760115304550
Original Release:	2009
Source:	Bel Air Classiques
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:10:00
Sales rank:	37,281

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Vladimir Fedoseyev	Conductor
Polina Semionova	Odette/Odile
Stanislav Ermakov	Prince Siegfried
Arsen Mehrabyan	Rothbart
Karin Pellmont	Queen
Zurich Ballet	Performer
Zurich Opera House Orchestra	Performer
Zurich Opera House Ballet	Performer
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Composer

Technical Credits

Fran?ois Duplat

Producer

Scene Index

Acknowledgments xi

Abbreviations xiii

Introduction: Economic Statecraft Revisited 1

Chapter 1 Countering the China Embargo and the Origins of the PRC's Economic Statecraft, 1949-1955 21

Chapter 2 Seeking Soviet Aid While Resisting Moscow's Influence, 1953-1963 59

Chapter 3 Transforming Economic Diplomacy While Aiding African and Asian Countries, 1955-1970 97

Chapter 4 Moderating Japans Hostility through Manipulating Expectations of Trade Opportunities, 1955-1972 135

Chapter 5 Aiding North Korea, Mongolia, and Albania to Confront Russia, 1960-1972 169

Chapter 6 Aiding Hanoi's War against America and Competing with Russia, 1960-1972 207

Chapter 7 Reshaping Economic Statecraft in the Age of Rapprochement and Opening Up, 1970s-1980s 241

Chapter 8 Leveraging Economically Chinese-American Relations Late 1980s-Early 1990s 277

Conclusion: Beijing's Economic Statecraft for the Twenty-First Century 313

Appendix: A Chronology of the PRC's Foreign Economic Cooperation, 1950-1985 337

Notes 369

Bibliography 437

Index 457

Editorial Reviews

"Provides the readers with a very detailed description and in-depth analysis of how China's economic statecraft, or the use of economic weaponry in diplomacy, evolved during the Cold War years."

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