Understanding China [3rd Edition]: A Guide to China's Economy, History, and Political Culture

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John Bryan Starr

Understanding China [3rd Edition]

A Guide to China's Economy, History, and Political Culture

John Bryan Starr

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Hill & Wang
31 August 2010

Regional studies; History; Asian history; Sociology: customs & traditions; Politics & government; Economics; Political economy

In this succinct, modest, and refreshingly forthright book--now revised and updated for the new century--Starr introduces to the uninitiated reader the background, basic data, and issues at stake in China's crisis-ridden present and future.

After ten years, John Bryan Starr has thoroughly revised and updated his classic introduction to the background of, the data about, and the issues at stake in China's present and future. In the new edition, Starr seamlessly weaves in additional material on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the Chinese government's ongoing efforts to curb the influence of the Internet, and the intensifying trade disputes between the United States and China.

Succinct, modest, and refreshingly forthright, Understanding China remains a necessary guide for the uninitiated to everything from the Chinese economy and political system, to its intellectual freedoms and human rights, to its relationship with the rest of the world.

By: John Bryan Starr
Imprint: Hill & Wang
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd
Dimensions: Height: 221mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9780809016518
ISBN 10: 0809016516
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 31 August 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Understanding China [3rd Edition]: A Guide to China's Economy, History, and Political Culture

Packed with facts and figures, but enlivened with firsthand observations . . . [ Understanding China ] provides an excellent introduction to China for anyone in search of solid but concise information about that complicated country. —Lucian W. Pye, The New York Times Book Review <br>