Modern China
eBook - ePub

Modern China

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Modern China

About this book

Providing an indispensable resource for students, educators, businessmen, and officials investigating the transformative experience of modern China, this book provides a comprehensive summary of the culture, institutions, traditions, and international relations that have shaped today's China.

In Modern China, author Xiaobing Li offers a resource far beyond a conventional encyclopedia, providing not only comprehensive coverage of Chinese civilization and traditions, but also addressing the values, issues, and critical views of China. As a result, readers will better understand the transformative experience of the most populous country in the world, and will grasp the complexity of the progress and problems behind the rise of China to a world superpower in less than 30 years.

Written by an author who lived in China for three decades, this encyclopedia addresses 16 key topics regarding China, such as its geography, government, social classes and ethnicities, gender-based identities, arts, media, and food, each followed by roughly 250 short entries related to each topic. All the entries are placed within a broad sociopolitical and socioeconomic contextual framework. The format and writing consistency through the book reflects a Chinese perspective, and allows students to compare Chinese with Western and American views.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Series Foreword
  7. Note On Transliteration
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Preface
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter 1: Geography
  12. Chapter 2: History
  13. Chapter 3: Government and Politics
  14. Chapter 4: Economy
  15. Chapter 5: Religion and Thought
  16. Chapter 6: Social Class and Ethnicity
  17. Chapter 7: Gender, Marriage, and Sexuality
  18. Chapter 8: Education
  19. Chapter 9: Language
  20. Chapter 10: Etiquette
  21. Chapter 11: Literature and Drama
  22. Chapter 12: Art and Architecture
  23. Chapter 13: Music and Dance
  24. Chapter 14: Food
  25. Chapter 15: Leisure and Sports
  26. Chapter 16: Media and Popular Culture
  27. Appendix A: A Day in the Life
  28. Appendix B: Glossary of Key Terms
  29. Appendix C: Facts and Figures
  30. Appendix D: Holidays
  31. Selected Bibliography
  32. Index
  33. About the Author