Format:
Online-Ressource (153 p)
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ill
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18 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0199228027
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9780199228027
Series Statement:
Very short introductions
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-148) and index
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""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Pronunciation""; ""List of illustrations""; ""1 What is modern China?""; ""2 The old order and the new""; ""3 Making China modern""; ""4 Is Chinese society modern?""; ""5 Is China�s economy modern?""; ""6 Is Chinese culture modern?""; ""7 Brave new China?""; ""Timeline""; ""References""; ""Further reading""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199228027
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Modern China : A Very Short Introduction
Language:
English
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