China in the 21st century : what everyone needs to know / Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom ; with contributions by Maura Elizabeth Cunningham.

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Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N

Contributor(s):

Cunningham, Maura Elizabeth

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TextSeries: What everyone needs to knowPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (xix, 182 pages) : mapContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780199974986
0199974985
0199974993
9780199974993

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: China in the 21st century.DDC classification:

951.06 23

LOC classification:

DS779.4 .W37 2013eb

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15.75

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Contents:

pt. I. Historical legacies -- pt. II. The present and the future.

Summary: The need to understand China has never been more pressing. Within one generation, the global giant has transformed from an impoverished, repressive state into an economic and political powerhouse; yet conflicting impressions of the country and its leaders abound. In the fully revised and updated second edition of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, China expert Jeffrey Wasserstrom provides cogent answers to the most urgent questions regarding the superpower, and offers a framework for understanding its meteoric rise. Focusing his answers through the historical legacies ...

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The need to understand China has never been more pressing. Within one generation, the global giant has transformed from an impoverished, repressive state into an economic and political powerhouse; yet conflicting impressions of the country and its leaders abound. In the fully revised and updated second edition of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, China expert Jeffrey Wasserstrom provides cogent answers to the most urgent questions regarding the superpower, and offers a framework for understanding its meteoric rise. Focusing his answers through the historical legacies ...