Reforming the Revolution?
China in Transition
Published on 10. November 1988
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-333-42662-3 (ISBN)
Description
A guide to China since the death of Mao Zedong, explaining and assessing the political conficts and developments of the post-Mao era and the dramatic economic transformations launched by the new leadership. Other key areas of transformation, such as international relations, are also considered, as are education, social structure, literary revival, health and medicine. This introduction to Chinese politics, society and economic and cultural life also includes coverage of the October 1987 Party Congress.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Illustrations
chronology, further reading list
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-42662-3 (9780333426623)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/1988
Palgrave Macmillan
€42.79
Shipment within 15-20 days
Content
China in the 1980s, R.Benewick & P.Wingrove; the politics of transition, J.Gardner; reform of China's political system, T.Saich; political participation, R.Benewick; political reform, the student demonstrations and the Conservative backlash, R.Munro; the new economic paradigm, towards market socialism, G.White; the reorganization of the countryside, M.Blecher; the urban economy, M.Lockett; technology and economic development, R.Conroy; opening up to the outside world, T.Cannon; the household, the family and the reforms, E.Croll; health and medicine in the 1980s, S.Hillier; educational reforms - quality, access and equity, K.Lewin; literature in the post-Mao years, A.Wedell-Wedellsborg; China and the Superpowers, G.Segal; China and the regional powers, P.Wingrove.