Synopses & Reviews
Contemporary China is a lively account of China today which focuses on the late 1990s. The Maoist era and the early 1980s were certainly formative, but China now faces a range of new issues like unemployment, crime, and environmental pollution that demand a fresh look. The authors discuss recent history, politics, the economy, society and culture, and international relations. They are alert to the international implications of China's growing power, yet caution against alarmist predictions of China as a threat to the international community.
Synopsis
A fresh look at China, where the Communist Party appears to be promoting a dynamic capitalist economy in the later 1990s.
About the Author
Alan Hunter was Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds.
John Sexton is Energy Markets Analyst for a major news agency.
Table of Contents
Introduction * The History of Modern China * Land and People * The Chinese Economy * Political Life * The Social System * Chinese Culture * China's International Relations * China into the Twenty-First Century * Index