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A Very Short Introduction
Rana Mitter
ISBN: 9780199228027
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Edition: illustrated edition
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Modern China is a country full of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world's most futuristic cities, the heirs to an ancient heritage still striving for a modern identity…
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 most futuristic cities, heir to an ancient civilization that is still trying to find a modern identity. This Very Short Introduction offers the reader with no previous knowledge of China a variety of ways to understand the world's most populous nation, giving a short, integrated picture of modern Chinese society, culture, economy, politics and art.
| ISBN | 0199228027 | | Pages | 168 | | ISBN13 | 9780199228027
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Weight (grammes) | 150 | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Very Short Introductions | | Publication date | 28 Feb 2008 | | Height (mm) | 174 | | Library of Congress | 2007047124 | | Width (mm) | 111 | | DEWEY | 951.05 | | Spine width (mm) | 9 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Undergraduate |
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| | | Pronunciation | | | | | | List of illustrations | | | | 1 | | What is modern China? | | 1 | | 2 | | The old order and the new | | 17 | | 3 | | Making China modern | | 40 | | 4 | | Is Chinese society modern? | | 74 | | 5 | | Is China's economy modern? | | 102 | | 6 | | Is Chinese culture modern? | | 118 | | 7 | | Brave new China? | | 139 | | | | Timeline | | 141 | | | | References | | 143 | | | | Further reading | | 146 | | | | Index | | 149 |
A brilliant essay. Timothy Garton, TLS  Be the first to write a customer review
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