China : a global studies handbook / Robert Andre LaFleur ... [and others. [print]

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.

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