China since 1949
2nd Edition
Published on 26. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
244 pages
978-1-4082-3769-4 (ISBN)
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China?s rise to global prominence is one of the most remarkable stories of our time. Millions of urban Chinese today enjoy lifestyles unthinkable in the days of Chairman Mao?s communist regime, and the country?s leadership has made continuing economic growth their primary goal, helping to transform China into a modern world power.
Rapid change has also created tensions within Chinese society: a new middle class and a small, wealthy elite contrast with a far larger number who feel they have yet to benefit from the new economy. Corruption and abuse of power have emerged as a potent source of discontent across China?s social divide.
In this fully revised second edition, China Since 1949 traces key events from the Maoist era through the Reform period to the present day. The promises and challenges of China?s rise are explored within the context of the country?s remarkable transformation and the country?s new position as an international powerhouse.
The ideal text for courses in Chinese Studies.
Rapid change has also created tensions within Chinese society: a new middle class and a small, wealthy elite contrast with a far larger number who feel they have yet to benefit from the new economy. Corruption and abuse of power have emerged as a potent source of discontent across China?s social divide.
In this fully revised second edition, China Since 1949 traces key events from the Maoist era through the Reform period to the present day. The promises and challenges of China?s rise are explored within the context of the country?s remarkable transformation and the country?s new position as an international powerhouse.
The ideal text for courses in Chinese Studies.
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"A fully revised second edition of this readable text traces major events in the post-revoluionary period, taking in the Maoist era, the reform period and the present day. Linda Benson explores the promises and challenges of China's rise within the context of the nation's remarkable transformation, it's new postition as an international powerhouse, and the rapid social change that has created both winners and losers."- Times Higher Education
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2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
454 gr
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978-1-4082-3769-4 (9781408237694)
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Linda Benson is professor of Chinese History at Oakland University, Michigan, and holds degrees from the University of Hong Kong and the University of Leeds. She is the author of a number of books, including China's Last Nomads: The History and Culture of China's Kazaks (1998) and Across China's Gobi: The Lives of Evangeline French, Mildred Cable, and Francesca French (2008).
Content
CONTENTS
Introduction to the Series
A Note on Romanization and Pronunciation of Chinese Words
Acknowledgements
Publishers' Acknowledgements
Chronology of Major Events
Maps
PART ONE: CHINA'S PAST
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Themes in Recent Chinese History
Terms and Concepts
2. GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Geography
Historical Overview
PART TWO: CHINA UNDER THE COMMUNIST PARTY
3. CHINA'S NEW REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, 1949-57
The CCP Leadership
The Party, the Government and the Military
International Relations and the Korean War
Domestic Policy: First Steps
4. THE RADICAL MAOIST PHASE, 1958-76
Tibet
The Sino-Soviet Split
The Seeds of the Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Assessing Mao's Impact on China
5. BUILDING REFORM-ERA CHINA, 1977-89
Deng Reverses the Maoist Direction
Foreign Investment and the SEZs
Deng and the Reorganization of the CCP
Family Planning and the 'One Child' Policy
The 'Opening' of Chinese Society in the 1980s
Changes in Minority Regions
The Democracy Movement and Tiananmen Square
6. DEEPENING REFORM: CHINA IN THE 1990s
Economic Growth in the 1990s
Increasing Disparity between Urban and Rural China
China after Deng Xiaoping
Popular Culture in the 1990s
7. CHALLENGES in the 1990s
Pollution and the Environment
Crime, Corruption and Vice
Religious Policy
Equity in Education
The Challenge of Employment and the 'Floating Population'
China's New Nationalism
8. CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY
Population and Social Change
Social Classes
Women and the Family
Minorities
Education
Health Care
The Environment
The Arts, Entertainment, and Popular Culture
Technology and Communication
9. GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, AND THE ECONOMY SINCE 2000
Government, Party and Military
The Economy
10. CHINA AND THE WORLD
China, Europe and the USA
China, Latin America, and Africa
China and its Asian Neighbors
China and Taiwan
China as a Regional Power
PART THREE: ASSESSING CHINA'S RISE
11. CONCLUSIONS
PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS
Glossary
Who's Who
Bibliography
Index
Introduction to the Series
A Note on Romanization and Pronunciation of Chinese Words
Acknowledgements
Publishers' Acknowledgements
Chronology of Major Events
Maps
PART ONE: CHINA'S PAST
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Themes in Recent Chinese History
Terms and Concepts
2. GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Geography
Historical Overview
PART TWO: CHINA UNDER THE COMMUNIST PARTY
3. CHINA'S NEW REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, 1949-57
The CCP Leadership
The Party, the Government and the Military
International Relations and the Korean War
Domestic Policy: First Steps
4. THE RADICAL MAOIST PHASE, 1958-76
Tibet
The Sino-Soviet Split
The Seeds of the Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Assessing Mao's Impact on China
5. BUILDING REFORM-ERA CHINA, 1977-89
Deng Reverses the Maoist Direction
Foreign Investment and the SEZs
Deng and the Reorganization of the CCP
Family Planning and the 'One Child' Policy
The 'Opening' of Chinese Society in the 1980s
Changes in Minority Regions
The Democracy Movement and Tiananmen Square
6. DEEPENING REFORM: CHINA IN THE 1990s
Economic Growth in the 1990s
Increasing Disparity between Urban and Rural China
China after Deng Xiaoping
Popular Culture in the 1990s
7. CHALLENGES in the 1990s
Pollution and the Environment
Crime, Corruption and Vice
Religious Policy
Equity in Education
The Challenge of Employment and the 'Floating Population'
China's New Nationalism
8. CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY
Population and Social Change
Social Classes
Women and the Family
Minorities
Education
Health Care
The Environment
The Arts, Entertainment, and Popular Culture
Technology and Communication
9. GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, AND THE ECONOMY SINCE 2000
Government, Party and Military
The Economy
10. CHINA AND THE WORLD
China, Europe and the USA
China, Latin America, and Africa
China and its Asian Neighbors
China and Taiwan
China as a Regional Power
PART THREE: ASSESSING CHINA'S RISE
11. CONCLUSIONS
PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS
Glossary
Who's Who
Bibliography
Index