Author: Robert E. Gamer Publisher: ISBN: 9781588268440 Category : China Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The new edition of Understanding Contemporary China has been thoroughly revised to reflect a half-decade of significant events and trends, both domestically and in the international arena. The result is an accessible, well-grounded exploration of the most crucial issues affecting China today. The authors assume no prior knowledge on the part of the reader, making the book a perfect choice for interdisciplinary ""Introduction to China"" courses, as well as for courses in political science and sociology. Numerous maps and photographs enhance the text.
Author: Robert E. Gamer Publisher: ISBN: 9781555876869 Category : China Languages : en Pages : 416
Book Description
Understanding Contemporary China offers undergraduates a coherent assessment of the most crucial issues affecting China today. Designed as a core text for Introduction to Asia or Introduction to China courses, it can also be used in a wide variety of discipline-oriented curriculums.
Author: Kerry Brown Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350311340 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 282
Book Description
The third edition of this concise core textbook offers students a comprehensive introduction to the politics, economy, culture and society of modern China, while grounding all of these areas in the context of China's recent history in the 19th and 20th centuries. Fully up to date, this accessible text examines the key developments that are taking place in China and that are shaping its place in the world today, from relations with Trump's United States and post-Brexit Britain, to the use of the internet to crack down on dissent and the establishment of 'Xi Jinping thought' at the 19th Party Congress. Authored by a highly-regarded expert on the topic, this is the essential guide to a country that is no longer just emerging but one which has, in many respects, already emerged as one of the leading powers of the 21st century. The book is an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on China studies and contemporary China, regardless of whether students approach the topic from a political, historical, sociological, cultural or geographical viewpoint. It can also be used on modules focussing more specifically on Chinese politics, Chinese history or Chinese society. New to this Edition: - Fully revised and updated throughout, including discussions of Chinese-US relations in the era of Trump, the 2017 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and descriptions of the newest high-ranking figures in Chinese politics - New boxed features highlighting important issues and organisations, including the status of women in China, the telecoms company Huawei, and the on-going conflict over the South and East China Sea - References to the most recent research in the field, along with new recommendations for further reading for each chapter
Author: Czeslaw Tubilewicz Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1317422996 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 311
Book Description
Critical Issues in Contemporary China: Unity, Stability and Development comprehensively examines key problems crucial to understanding modern-day China. Organized around three interrelated themes of unity, stability and development, each chapter explores distinct issues and debate their significance for China domestically and for Beijing’s engagement with the wider world. While presenting contending explanatory approaches, contributors advance arguments to further critical discussion on selected topics. Main issues analysed include: political change military transformation legal reforms economic development energy security environmental degradation food security and safety demographic trends migration and urbanization labour unrest health and education social inequalities ethnic conflicts Hong Kong’s integration cross-Strait relations. Given its thorough and up-to-date assessment of major political, social and economic challenges facing China, this fully revised and substantially expanded new edition is an essential read for any student of Chinese Studies.
Author: Michael Dillon Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134290543 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 308
Book Description
This book presents an up-to-date and clear guide to the often bewildering changes which have taken place in China in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Author: William S. Tay Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9814350087 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 466
Book Description
A handy reference in one single volume of the key institutions and profound changes over the last three decades that transformed China into a global power.
Author: Gilles Guiheux Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1509552510 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 317
Book Description
With a population of nearly 1.5 billion and the world’s second largest economy, China is a major player in the world today, and yet many in the West know very little about contemporary China. This book provides a clear, authoritative and up-to-date history of China since 1949, drawing on extensive research to describe and explain the key developments and to dispel the many myths and misconceptions surrounding this twenty-first-century superpower. In contrast to many commentators who overstate the novelty of the Communist regime, Guiheux emphasizes instead its complex political heritage, highlighting the many continuities it shares with the reformers and revolutionaries of the early twentieth century. At the same time, the ability of China’s authoritarian regime to transform the economy and society is key to understanding its breakneck trajectory of modernization – an ability that, as Guiheux explains, far outweighed the importance and effectiveness of Mao’s utopian vision. Guiheux also aims to ‘de-exoticize’ China. While not on the path of a Western-style modernity, China has experienced the same phenomena that have characterized every historical process of modernization: industrialization, urbanization, bureaucratization and globalization. This expertly researched history of the People’s Republic of China will be essential reading for all students and scholars of Chinese history and politics, and for anyone interested in contemporary China.
Author: Elizabeth Freund Larus Publisher: ISBN: 9781588268006 Category : China Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"This authoritative text captures the dynamism of Chinese politics and society. Elizabeth Freund Larus begins with a broad sweep of China's modern history--from the imperial era to the present--providing essential context for understanding the current political environment. She then makes sense of the dramatic political, social, and economic changes that have occurred across some six decades. The result is a rich and detailed analysis that is both thought-provoking and accessible, appropriate for students at all levels."--Page 491.
Author: Bill Brugger Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 9780804723503 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 384
Book Description
This analytic overview of contemporary Chinese politics focuses on six major themes: agriculture, urban life and industry, law and policing, intellectuals, women and the family, and minority nationalities.
Author: Xiaobing Li Publisher: ISBN: Category : China Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"Providing an indispensable resource for students, educators, businessmen, and officials investigating the transformative experience of modern China, this book provides a comprehensive summary of the culture, institutions, traditions, and international relations that have shaped today's China. -- Covers contemporary Chinese politics, economy, geography, law, education, culture, and history, providing readers with a breadth of insights into modern China and its people -- Addresses a variety of current issues such as pollution, corruption, human trafficking, human rights, civil liberties, and the one-child policy -- Contains accessible information ideal for high school and college-level students, grade school teachers, and any readers interested in the general topics of Asia and China"--
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