Modern China
a very short introduction
- ISBN: 9780199228027
- Editorial: Oxford University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2008
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Colección: Very Short Introductions
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 18 cm
- Nº Pág.: 153
- Idiomas: Inglés
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.