Katalog der Bibliothek des Instituts für Sinologie (LMU)

"First published 2007 by Routledge ... Abingdon, Oxon ... "

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."

includes bibliographical references p. [268]-269) and index.

Part 1. Introduction -- Land and people -- China's past in the present -- Part 2. The economy -- Economic growth and the changing economy -- Rural economy -- Urban and industrial economy -- Banking, finance and foreign trade -- Tourism and transport -- Part 3. Society -- Rural and urban social change -- Education and health -- Law and human rights -- Mass media -- Religion and ethnic minorities -- Gender and modernisation -- Environment -- Part 4. Politics and international relations -- Government and politics -- Fourth generation leadership -- Tibet -- Xinjiang -- Hong Kong -- Taiwan -- Western development programme -- China and the world 1: strategic relationships -- China and the world 2: new neighbours to the west -- China rising and a "harmonious society?"