Michael Dillon

Contemporary China - An Introduction (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a concise introduction to contemporary China. Intended as a first book for those coming new to the subject, it provides the essential information that most people need to know, without going into excessive detail. Its coverage includes the economy, society, politics and international relations; China's history, especially the twentieth century; and Taiwan and Hong Kong as well as the People's Republic of China.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134290536
• Artikelnr.: 38261699

Autorenporträt

Michael Dillon is a frequent commentator on Chinese affairs for the BBC and other broadcasters. He was formerly Director of the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Durham, UK, where he taught Chinese and Chinese history. His previous publications include China: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary, China's Muslim Hui Community: Migration, Settlement and Sects and Xinjiang: China's Muslim Far Northwest (all published by Routledge and RoutledgeCurzon).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Introduction 1. Land and People 2. China's Past in the Present
Part 2: The Economy 3. Economic Growth and the Changing Economy 4. Rural
Economy 5. Urban and Industrial Economy 6. Banking, Finance and Foreign
Trade 7. Tourism and Transport Part 3: Society 8. Rural and Urban Social
Change 9. Education and Health 10. Law and Human Rights 11. Mass Media 12.
Religion and Ethnic Minorities 13. Gender and Modernisation 14. Environment
Part 4: Politics and International Relations 15. Government and Politics
16. Fourth Generation Leadership 17. Tibet 18. Xinjiang 19. Hong Kong 20.
Taiwan 21. Western Development Programme 22. China and the World 1:
Strategic Relationships 23. China and the World 2: New Neighbours to the
West 24. China Rising and a "Harmonious Society"?