TY - BOOK AU - Bossen,Laurel AU - Edmonds,Richard Louis AU - Gamer,Robert E. AU - Hoiman,Chan AU - King,Ambrose Y.C. AU - Laughlin,Charles A. AU - Murphey,Rhoads AU - Rong,Ma AU - Tong,Sarah Y. AU - Toops,Stanley W. AU - Wong,John AU - Xiaowei,Zang TI - Understanding Contemporary China T2 - Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World SN - 9781588265944 PY - 2023///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; 1 Introduction --; 2 China: A Geographic Preface --; 3 The Historical Context --; 4 Chinese Politics --; 5 China's Economy --; 6 China Beyond the Heartland --; 7 International Relations --; 8 Population Growth and Urbanization --; 9 China's Environmental Problems --; 10 Family, Kinship, Marriage, and Sexuality --; 11 Women and Development --; 12 Religion --; 13 Literature and Popular Culture --; 14 Trends and Prospects --; The Contributors --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access N2 - An accessible, well-grounded exploration of the most crucial issues affecting China today UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685855420 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685855420 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781685855420/original ER -