Understanding Contemporary China / / ed. by Robert E. Gamer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Bossen, Laurel,; Edmonds, Richard Louis,; Gamer, Robert E.,; Hoiman, Chan,; King, Ambrose Y. C.,; Laughlin, Charles A.,; Murphey, Rhoads,; Robert, Robert E.,; Rong, Ma,; Toops, Stanley W.,; Wong, John,; Xiaowei, Zang,
• HerausgeberIn: Gamer, Robert E. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (443 p.)

An accessible, well-grounded exploration of the most crucial issues affecting China today.

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• 2 China: A Geographic Preface
• 3 The Historical Context
• 4 Chinese Politics
• 5 China's Economy
• 6 China Beyond the Heartland
• 7 International Relations
• 8 Population Growth and Urbanization
• 9 China's Environmental Problems
• 10 Family, Kinship, Marriage, and Sexuality
• 11 Women and Development
• 12 Religion
• 13 Literature and Popular Culture
• 14 Trends and Prospects
• The Contributors
• Index
• About the Book