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245 0 0 _aUnderstanding contemporary China
250 _a4th
260 _aBoulder
_bLynne Rienner
_c2012
300 _axvi,499p.
490 0 _aUnderstanding: introductions to the states and regions of the contemporary world
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction / Robert E. Gamer -- China: a geographic preface / Stanley W. Toops -- The historical context / Rhoads Murphey -- Chinese politics / Robert E. Gamer -- China's economy / Sarah Y. Tong and John Wong -- China beyond the heartland / Robert E. Gamer -- International relations / Robert E. Gamer -- Population growth and urbanization / Ma Rong -- China's environmental problems / Richard Louis Edmonds -- Family, kinship, marriage, and sexuality / Zang Xiaowei -- Women and development / Laurel Bossen -- Religion / Chan Hoiman and Ambrose Y.C. King -- Literature and popular culture / Charles A. Laughlin -- Trends and prospects / Robert E. Gamer.
651 0 _aChina.
700 1 _aGamer, Robert E
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