Understanding contemporary China /
Understanding contemporary China / [print]
edited by Robert E. Gamer.
- third edition.
- Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, (c)2008.
- xvii, 470 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Understanding .
- Understanding (Boulder, Colo.) .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction China: a geographic preface The historical context Chinese politics China's economy China beyond the heartland International relations Population growth and urbanization China's environmental problems Family, kinship, marriage, and sexuality Women and development Religion Literature and popular culture Trends and prospects Robert E. Gamer -- Stanley W. Toops -- Rhoads Murphey -- Robert E. Gamer -- Sarah Y. Tong and John Wong -- Robert E. Gamer -- Robert E. Gamer -- Ma Rong -- Richard Louis Edmonds -- Zang Xiaowei -- Laurel Bossen -- Chan Hoiman and Ambrose Y.C. King -- Charles A. Laughlin -- Robert E. Gamer.
New features of the third edition include coverage of current issues and challenges such as China's dynamic economic growth; its changing social and political culture; its growing international presence as a mediator, investor and disbursor of foreign aid; recent developments in the stand-off with Taiwan; and environmental degradation.
9781588265944
2008002565
GBA879098 bnb
014648144 Uk
DS706.G192.U534 2008
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction China: a geographic preface The historical context Chinese politics China's economy China beyond the heartland International relations Population growth and urbanization China's environmental problems Family, kinship, marriage, and sexuality Women and development Religion Literature and popular culture Trends and prospects Robert E. Gamer -- Stanley W. Toops -- Rhoads Murphey -- Robert E. Gamer -- Sarah Y. Tong and John Wong -- Robert E. Gamer -- Robert E. Gamer -- Ma Rong -- Richard Louis Edmonds -- Zang Xiaowei -- Laurel Bossen -- Chan Hoiman and Ambrose Y.C. King -- Charles A. Laughlin -- Robert E. Gamer.
New features of the third edition include coverage of current issues and challenges such as China's dynamic economic growth; its changing social and political culture; its growing international presence as a mediator, investor and disbursor of foreign aid; recent developments in the stand-off with Taiwan; and environmental degradation.
9781588265944
2008002565
GBA879098 bnb
014648144 Uk
DS706.G192.U534 2008