The China questions : critical insights into a rising power /
The China questions : critical insights into a rising power /
edited by Jennifer Rudolph, Michael Szonyi.
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource (xi, 337 pages) : illustrations
"In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographies and index.
I. Politics: Is the Chinese communist regime legitimate? / Can fighting corruption save the party? / Does Mao still matter? / What is the source of ethnic tension in China? / What should we know about public opinion in China? / What does longevity mean for leadership in China? / Can the Chinese Communist Party learn from Chinese emperors? / II. International relations: Will China lead Asia? / How strong are China's armed forces? / What does the rise of China mean for the United States? / Is Chinese exceptionalism undermining China's foreign policy interests? / (When) will Taiwan reunify with the mainland? / Can China and Japan ever get along? / III. Economy: Can China's high growth continue? / Is the Chinese economy headed toward a hard landing? / Will urbanization save the Chinese economy or destroy it? / Is China keeping its promises on trade? / How do China's new rich give back? / What can China teach us about fighting poverty? / IV. Environment: Can China address air pollution and climate change? / Is there environmental awareness in China? / V. Society: Why does the end of the one-child policy matter? / How are China and its middle class handling aging and mental health? / How important is religion in China? / Will there be another Dalai Lama? / Does law matter in China? / Why do so many Chinese students come to the United States? / VI. History and culture: Who is Confucius in today's China? / Where did the Silk Road come from? / Why do intellectuals matter to Chinese politics? / Why do classic Chinese novels matter? / How have Chinese writers imagined China's future? / Has Chinese propaganda won hearts and minds? / Why is it still so hard to talk about the Cultural Revolution? / What is the future of China's past? / How has the study of China changed in the last sixty years? / Elizabeth J. Perry -- Joseph Fewsmith -- Roderick MacFarquhar -- Mark Elliott -- Ya-Wen Lei -- Arunabh Ghosh -- Yuhua Wang -- Odd Arne Westad -- Andrew S. Erickson -- Robert S. Ross -- Alistair Iain Johnston -- Steven M. Goldstein -- Ezra F. Vogel -- Richard N. Cooper -- Dwight H. Perkins -- Meg Rithmire -- Mark Wu -- Tony Saich -- Nara Dillon -- Michael B. McElroy -- Karen Thornber -- Susan Greenhalgh -- Arthur Kleinman -- James Robson -- Leonard W.J. van der Kuijp -- William P. Alford -- William C. Kirby -- Michael Puett -- Rowan Flad -- Peter K. Bol -- Wai-yee Li -- David Der-wei Wang -- Jie Li -- Xiaofei Tian -- Stephen Owen -- Paul A. Cohen.
Many books offer information about China, but few make sense of what is truly at stake. The questions addressed in this unique volume provide a window onto the challenges China faces today and the uncertainties its meteoric ascent on the global horizon has provoked. In only a few decades, the most populous country on Earth has moved from relative isolation to center stage. Thirty of the world's leading China experts--all affiliates of the renowned Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University--answer key questions about where this new superpower is headed and what makes its people and their leaders tick. They distill a lifetime of cutting-edge scholarship into short, accessible essays about Chinese identity, culture, environment, society, history, or policy.--
9780674982703
Environmental policy--China.
Electronic Books.
DS779 / .C456 2018
"In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographies and index.
I. Politics: Is the Chinese communist regime legitimate? / Can fighting corruption save the party? / Does Mao still matter? / What is the source of ethnic tension in China? / What should we know about public opinion in China? / What does longevity mean for leadership in China? / Can the Chinese Communist Party learn from Chinese emperors? / II. International relations: Will China lead Asia? / How strong are China's armed forces? / What does the rise of China mean for the United States? / Is Chinese exceptionalism undermining China's foreign policy interests? / (When) will Taiwan reunify with the mainland? / Can China and Japan ever get along? / III. Economy: Can China's high growth continue? / Is the Chinese economy headed toward a hard landing? / Will urbanization save the Chinese economy or destroy it? / Is China keeping its promises on trade? / How do China's new rich give back? / What can China teach us about fighting poverty? / IV. Environment: Can China address air pollution and climate change? / Is there environmental awareness in China? / V. Society: Why does the end of the one-child policy matter? / How are China and its middle class handling aging and mental health? / How important is religion in China? / Will there be another Dalai Lama? / Does law matter in China? / Why do so many Chinese students come to the United States? / VI. History and culture: Who is Confucius in today's China? / Where did the Silk Road come from? / Why do intellectuals matter to Chinese politics? / Why do classic Chinese novels matter? / How have Chinese writers imagined China's future? / Has Chinese propaganda won hearts and minds? / Why is it still so hard to talk about the Cultural Revolution? / What is the future of China's past? / How has the study of China changed in the last sixty years? / Elizabeth J. Perry -- Joseph Fewsmith -- Roderick MacFarquhar -- Mark Elliott -- Ya-Wen Lei -- Arunabh Ghosh -- Yuhua Wang -- Odd Arne Westad -- Andrew S. Erickson -- Robert S. Ross -- Alistair Iain Johnston -- Steven M. Goldstein -- Ezra F. Vogel -- Richard N. Cooper -- Dwight H. Perkins -- Meg Rithmire -- Mark Wu -- Tony Saich -- Nara Dillon -- Michael B. McElroy -- Karen Thornber -- Susan Greenhalgh -- Arthur Kleinman -- James Robson -- Leonard W.J. van der Kuijp -- William P. Alford -- William C. Kirby -- Michael Puett -- Rowan Flad -- Peter K. Bol -- Wai-yee Li -- David Der-wei Wang -- Jie Li -- Xiaofei Tian -- Stephen Owen -- Paul A. Cohen.
Many books offer information about China, but few make sense of what is truly at stake. The questions addressed in this unique volume provide a window onto the challenges China faces today and the uncertainties its meteoric ascent on the global horizon has provoked. In only a few decades, the most populous country on Earth has moved from relative isolation to center stage. Thirty of the world's leading China experts--all affiliates of the renowned Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University--answer key questions about where this new superpower is headed and what makes its people and their leaders tick. They distill a lifetime of cutting-edge scholarship into short, accessible essays about Chinese identity, culture, environment, society, history, or policy.--
9780674982703
Environmental policy--China.
Electronic Books.
DS779 / .C456 2018