Bibliograph

China in the 21st century, what everyone needs to know, Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom

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China in the 21st century, what everyone needs to know, Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

China in the 21st century

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom

Sub title

what everyone needs to know

Summary

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. Jeffrey Wasserstrom provides cogent answers to the most urgent questions regarding the newest superpower and offers a framework for understanding its meteoric rise. Focusing his answers through the historical legacies--Western and Japanese imperialism, the Mao era, and the massacre at Tiananmen Square--that largely define China's present-day trajectory, Wasserstrom introduces readers to the Chinese Communist Party, the building boom in Shanghai, and the environmental fall-out of rapid Chinese industrialization. He also explains unique aspects of Chinese culture such as the one-child policy, and provides insight into how Chinese view Americans. Wasserstrom reveals that China today shares many traits with other industrialized nations during their periods of development, in particular the United States during its rapid industrialization in the 19th century

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

China in the twenty-first century

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