Modern China: A Guide to a Century of Change - Couverture souple

Hutchings, Writer And Lecturer On Chinese Affairs Graham

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0674012402 ISBN 13 : 9780674012400

Editeur : Harvard University Press, 2003

Synopsis

In the new millennium all eyes are on China, which many believe has the potential in the near future to rise to world prominence as a political leader and an economic powerhouse. Yet several aspects of Chinese society remain an obstacle to internal growth and of deep concern to the outside world.

In Modern China Graham Hutchings offers a timely and useful reference guide to the people, places, ideas, and events crucial to an understanding of this rising power. The focus is on society and politics and their impact on both China and the world. After an introduction that discusses key themes in twentieth-century China, Hutchings provides over two hundred insightful short essays, arranged alphabetically, that cover central figures and events from Sun Yat-sen to Jiang Zemin and the Boxer Rebellion to Tiananmen Square. Included are separate entries on each province, the current political leadership, and the two colonies recently returned to Chinese control, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as trenchant essays on subjects that remain sensitive within and controversial outside China, such as religion, ethnic minorities, Tibet, Taiwan, and human rights.

Accessible and authoritative, Modern China is invaluable for anyone interested in the transformation of this ancient land into a modern power.

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À propos de l?auteur

Graham Hutchings studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and was the China correspondent for London's Daily Telegraph for more than a decade.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0674012402
• ISBN 13: 9780674012400
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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