Suzanne Ogden

Global Studies: China

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This edition includes country reports and current statistics for the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, with essays discussing the region as a whole. A wide selection of articles from the world press and an annotated list of World Wide Web sites are also featured in this volume. Dushkin Online is a student Web site that is designed to support Global Studies titles. (www.dushkin.com/online/)

Produktdetails

• Global Studies S
• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• 9th edition
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 273mm x 211mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780072432978
• ISBN-10: 0072432977
• Artikelnr.: 21551217

Inhaltsangabe

People's Republic of China: Tensions Between Modernization and Ideology Map: People's Republic of China Statistics: People's Republic of China Taiwan: A Dynamo in East Asia Map: Taiwan Statistics: Taiwan Hong Kong: From British Colony to Chinese Rule Map: Hong Kong Statistics: Hong Kong Articles from the World Press People's Republic of China Articles 1. Now Comes the Hard Part
Dominic Ziegler
The Economist
April 8
2000. China has the potential of changing as much in the next five years as it has in the last extraordinary 20
according to Dominic Ziegler. 2. Does China Have a Grand Strategy?
Michael D. Swaine
Current History
September 2000. China's grand strategy is clearly reflected in the policies it is pursuing in four separate areas: policies toward the United States
military modernization
terroritorial claims
and international regimes. 3. A Free and Democratic China?
Arthur Waldron
Commentary
November 2000. China's transition from communism is only just beginning. Indeed
there is some doubt as to whether this transition is actually taking place. This article explores China's current domestic order. 4. China Today: The Issues
David Masci
CQ Researcher
August 4
2000. China has been trying to reunite with Taiwan ever since Taiwan was founded in 1949. David Masci reviews the current state of this long-running relationship. 5. Scientists Find Clues to Early Chinese History: Putting the Puzzle Together
Li Xing and Jia Hepeng
Washington Post National Weekly Edition
November 27
2000. Chinese history is long
complicated
and difficult to document. Some of the most recent archaeological finds have begun to fill in some of the historical gaps. 6. Sailing Into Oblivion
Nayan Chanda
Far Eastern Economic Review
September 9
1999. In the early fifteenth century
China was on the verge of developing a policy of trade on the world seas that would have put the country in the forefront of development
but in the 1440s the government changed to a policy of isolation that doomed China to backwardness. 7. Stolen Thunder
Bruce Gilley
Far Eastern Economic Review
September 9
1999. By the eleventh century
China had the world's most formidable military. How this superiority in technology and tactics waned is the subject of this article. 8. Imperial Yoke
Susan V. Lawrence
Far Eastern Economic Review
September 9
1999. China has had an amazing history
and the natural tendency of Chinese society is to look back on past glories. The author explores this dynamic. 9. Images of Dynasty: China's Golden Age of Archaeology
Albert E. Dien
Archaeology
March/April 1999. Only after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 did large-scale archaeological investigations take place. This article looks at what has been called "China's golden age of archaeology". 10. China's Environment in the Balance
Chenggang Wang
The World & I
October 1999. The People's Republic of China faces serious challenges
which include protecting its environment and ecological resources from further deterioration while maintaining rapid economic growth and industrial development. 11. The Great Net of China: Information Technology and Governance in China
Dali L. Yang
Harvard International Review
Winter 2001. With the development of the Internet and other information technologies
the Chinese political oligarchy is faced with the challenge of trying to control its citizens' use of the Net. 12. Understanding Falun Gong
Richard Madsen
Current History
September 2000. In China
the Falun Gong has recently evolved into a widespread movement. Defining the Falun Gong has been problematic: Is it a religion? a cult? a social organization? Richard Madsen examines this new phenomenon. 13. China's Consumer Revolution
Deborah S. Davis
Current History
September 2000. There has been a revolution in consumption and consumerism in China. Deborah S. Davis examines the driving forces behind this tremendous social change. 14. Nowhere to Run
Trish Saywell
Far Eastern Economic Review
June 8
2000. The needs of children who have been forced into a life of homelessness in China cannot be met through the current welfare system
as this article points out. 15. China's Forgotten Dissenters: The Long Fuse of Xinjiang
Nader Hasan
Harvard International Review
Fall 2000. The world has long focused on any number of political struggles
but not much attention has been paid to Xinjiang
China's largest province. This article examines the unrest in the area. 16. Chinese Deadbeats Cringe at the Sound of Mr. Li's Gong
Karby Leggett
Wall Street Journal
September 21
2000. In China today
a flawed legal system has caught many people in a rising tide of debt
leaving everyone owing something to someone. The job of debt collector is the topic of this article. 17. For a Fee
This Chinese Firm Will Beg Pardon for Anyone
Elisabeth Rosenthal
New York Times
January 3
2001. Saving face in the Chinese culture is paramount. When disputes cause people to stop communicating completely
the concerned person calls a company that will make the necessary apology. 18. China's Manifest Destiny in Tibet: Many Fear Han Migration Will Dilute the Region's Ethnic Culture
John Pomfret
Washington Post National Weekly Edition
November 8
1999. China is expanding into traditionally Tibetan territory and
as this article points out
there are concerns that the migration will erode Tibetan culture. 19. Script Reform in China
Victor H. Mair
The World & I
October 1989. Chinese calligraphy has a long history and is beautiful and complex. The history of Chinese writing and the current moves to simplify the system are explored in this article. Taiwan Articles 20. Shattering the "One China" Cocoon: A New Path for Taiwan and China
Annette Lu
Harvard International Review
Winter 2001. "Reunifying" China with Taiwan has been a goal ever since the Republic of China (Taiwan) was established in 1949. This article examines future relations between the "two Chinas" in particular and of Asia in general. 21. Taiwan's Turnaround
Shelley Rigger
Current History
September 2000. In Taiwan's recent elections
the long-time ruling party
the Kuomintang (also known as the Guomindang)
lost the office of the presidency. This may be an important step toward normalizing Taiwan's democracy. 22. The Taiwan Conundrum
Michael Y. M. Kau
The World & I
April 2000. The Taiwanese government would like to approach unification with mainland China gradually
while the Chinese People's Republic of China insists on "one China" now. Hong Kong Articles 23. The Return of Hong Kong to China
Two Years Later
Gregory H. Chu
Focus
Spring 2000. With the return of Hong Kong to China
many observers felt that changes would be rapid and extensive. How the former British colony has fared under Chinese rule is the topic of this article. 24. `Captive Colony'
Yiu-chung Wong
The World Today
August/September 2000. As China embraces Hong Kong
many political and cultural changes will take place. Yiu-chung Wong reviews how this absorption is working.