TY  - BOOK
AU  - LaFleur,Robert Andre
TI  - China: a global studies handbook 
AV  - DS706.L164.C456 2003 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Santa Barbara, California
PB  - ABC-CLIO
N1  - 1 (pages 267-276) and index; Narrative section --; China's geography and history; Robert Andre LaFleur  --; The physical setting  --; Archaeology  --; Foundation myths and early history (to c. 1100 B.C.E.)  --; The Zhou dynasty (c. 1100-221 B.C.E.)  --; The hundred schools of thought (c. 500-200 B.C.E.)  --; The Qin centralization (221-206 B.C.E.)  --; The Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-C.E. 220)  --; The period of division (220-589)  --; The Sui dynasty (581-617)  --; The Tang dynasty (618-906)  --; The five dynasties (907-959) and the kingdoms of Liao, Xi Xia, and Jin (c. 900-1234)  --; The Northern and Southern Song (960-1279)  --; The Mongols and the Yuan (1234-1368)  --; The Ming dynasty (1368-1644)  --; The Qing dynasty (to 1800)  --; The early nineteenth century (1800-1830)  --; War and diplomacy (1830-1850)  --; Rebellion and beyond (1850-1870)  --; Attempts at restoration and the fall of Qing (1870-1911)  --; Republican China and the war years (1912-1949)  --; The People's Republic of China (1949-present) --; The Chinese economy; Warren Bruce Palmer  --; The modern economy  --; China's traditional agricultural economy  --; China's population before 1850  --; The family : foundation of the traditional economy  --; China's economy in the eighteenth century  --; Economic change in the nineteenth century  --; The Chinese economy, 1900-1949  --; The Mao era, 1949-1978  --; China's first five-year plan  --; Land reform and the collectivization of agriculture  --; The great leap forward, 1958-1960  --; Recovery, 1961-1965  --; Ten years of disorder, 1966-1976  --; The third front investment program  --; Assessment, 1949-1976  --; Economic reform, 1979-1989  --; The Tian'anmen incident and its economic aftermath  --; The Chinese economy today  --; China's growth record under reform  --; Foreign trade  --; U.S.-China trade  --; Foreign direct investment  --; Consumer goods and the growth of private lives  --; Population and employment  --; Income inequality  --; Conclusion --; Chinese politics and government; John A. Rapp  --; From traditional to modern : the twentieth-century Chinese state  --; Themes from communist systems  --; Combining traditional and communist systems models  --; Ideology  --; Party-state structure  --; Party  --; State  --; Military  --; Mass organizations  --; Penetration of society  --; Criticism groups (Xiaozu)  --; Danwei  --; Hukou  --; Domestic policy : human rights and dissent  --; Foreign policy : China and global politics  --; "Great China" issues  --; Hong Kong  --; Taiwan --; Chinese society and culture; Tamara Hamlish  --; People  --; Language  --; Social relationships  --; Guanxi  --; Family  --; Beyond home : school, work, and the local community  --; Women in Chinese society  --; Daily life in Chinese societies  --; Selected themes in Chinese culture; Robert Andre LaFleur  --; Education  --; Religion  --; Literature  --; Popular culture --; Reference materials  --; Key events in Chinese history  --; Significant people and events  --; Chinese language, food, and etiquette  --; Chinese language; Shin Yong Robson  --; The history of written Chinese  --; Formation of the characters  --; Simplified characters  --; Problems of simplification  --; Pronunciation  --; Phonetic writing (romanizational) systems : Peking or Beijing?  --; Mandarin versus dialects  --; Chinese cuisine and culinary habits  --; Food in Chinese culture  --; Chinese regional cuisines  --; Practical etiquette for the traveler to China  --; "Saving face"  --; Names and titles  --; Gifts  --; Eating and drinking  --; Conversation  --; Respectful behavior  --; The Chinese art of apology  --; China-related organizations  --; Business and economic resources  --; Cultural exchange and educational resources  --; Government resources  --; News resources  --; Tourism resources; 2
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