| Description |
1 online resource (153 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Very short introductions |
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Very short introductions.
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| Contents |
What is modern China? -- The old order and the new -- Making China modern -- Is Chinese society modern? -- Is China's economy modern? -- Is Chinese culture modern? -- Brave new China? |
| Summary |
China today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. This Very Short Introduction provides an accessible guide to why China looks the way it does today, and how it got there. - ;China today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. It seems a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world's mo |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-148) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY.
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Civilization
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Civilization -- Western influences
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Civilization -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023997
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China -- Civilization -- 21st century
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China -- Civilization -- Western influences.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024005
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| Subject |
China
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China.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191527845 |
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019152784X |
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9780191068188 |
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0191068187 |
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