Modern China: A Very Short Introduction

by Rana Mitter

Book Overview

China today is never out of the news: from international finance to human rights controversies, global coverage of its rising international presence, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. It seems to be a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world's most futuristic cities, heir to an ancient civilization that is still trying to find a modern identity.

This Very Short Introduction offers the reader an entry to understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198753705
• ISBN13: 9780198753704
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.8"