| Description |
xvi, 216 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
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Contemporary states and societies |
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Contemporary states and societies.
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: China and the European Union -- China and Africa -- China and Russia -- China and the Middle East -- China as Leader of the Developing World? |
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Contents note continued: Party Personnel Management -- Party Structure -- Being a Member of the CCP in the Twenty-first Century -- Party Divisions -- What Does the Party Believe? -- Democracy -- Fifth Generation Leadership -- Power from the Barrel of a Gun: The Role of the People's Liberation Army -- Elections -- The CCP's Future -- 4.How China is Governed -- The State Council and the Premier -- Trying to Reform the Central Ministries -- How Is All This Funded? -- The National People's Congress -- Local Congresses -- Local Officials -- The Rule of Law -- Human Rights -- Law Enforcement: The Role of Security -- Conclusion: The Challenges of Governing a Society in Ferment -- 5.The Chinese Economy -- The Chinese Economy in 2012: Basic Data -- The Sources of Chinese Growth - Reform of the Agricultural Sector and the Special Economic Zones -- Entry to the WTO: Global China -- The Complexity of the Chinese Economy -- Chinese Companies Going Global -- |
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Contents note continued: The Chinese Stock Exchange and the Financial Services Sector -- Chinese Entrepreneurs -- Energy and Environment -- Death by a Thousand Cars -- Conclusion: The Next Step in Internationalization - The Renminbi -- 6.Chinese Society -- China under Communism: The Class Wars -- The Role of Intellectuals -- Class in Contemporary Chinese Society -- China's Farmers -- A Society in Ferment -- Daily Life in Modern China -- Family Structure in the Era of Mobility: The Little Emperors -- Great Social Challenges for China's Future -- The Networked Society: China and the Internet -- 7.Chinese Culture -- A Mirror of Cynicism: Contemporary Chinese Painting -- The Unacknowledged Legislators -- Popular Culture: Music and Films -- Free: within a Cage -- The Ghost of Confucius -- 8.China in the World -- The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence -- The Peaceful Rise -- China in the Asian Region -- China and the USA -- US Presidents in China -- China and the USA since 2009 -- |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.What Is China? -- The Geography of China -- The Creation of Chinese Identity and History -- Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau -- The Unifying Element: Chinese Language -- What Do Chinese People Believe? -- Falun Gong -- The Issue of Ethnicity -- Homogenous Han? -- Conclusion: The 2008 Olympics -- 2.The Making of Modern China -- Precursor to Modern China: The Qing -- The Opium Wars -- Republican China, 1911 onwards -- Years of War -- The Civil War -- The People's Republic: Early Years -- The Era of Radicalism: The Great Cultural Revolution -- Dealing with the Maoist Legacy -- The Start of the Great Transformation -- Burying Mao -- The Democracy Wall Movement of 1978-9 -- The 1989 Uprising -- Post-Tiananmen -- Deng's Southern Tour -- The Hu-Wen Era -- The Bane of Inequality -- 3.The Communist Party and Politics -- How the CCP Came into Existence -- Mao and the Party -- How the CCP Gained Power -- What Does the CCP Do? -- Party Organization: Then and Now -- |
| Summary |
China has created its own distinctive pathway to becoming one of the world's largest economies - and the country's economic and political development over the next decade will have profound implications for the rest of the world. Knowledge of contemporary China is therefore essential for anyone who seeks to understand politics, business and international affairs in the twenty-first century. Assuming no prior knowledge, this book presents an accessible and engaging introduction to all aspects of China. Following a scene-setting chapter on the making of modern-day China, the book moves on to examine the country's political and economic structures, its society and culture, and its changing place in the world. Looking to the future, the book also considers the demographic and political challenges which China now faces. Kerry Brown shows that there is a vibrant debate within the country about what China is, in what direction it might go and what sort of power it should become |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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China -- Economic conditions -- 2000-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99010023
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China -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024032 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478
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China -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024153 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478
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China -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024186 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478
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| ISBN |
113728157X (paperback) |
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1137281588 (hbk.) |
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9781137281579 (paperback) |
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9781137281586 (hbk.) |
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