The Britannica Guide to Modern China (Britannica Guide To...(eBook))

✍ Scribed by Britannica

• Publisher: Running Press
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 407
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

An in-depth and authoritative account of China, this volume is a comprehensive introduction to the people, and their culture and history spanning 3,500 years of civilization. It also gives a thorough picture of the rise of modern China as a superpower and what that means for the rest of the world.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
List of Illustrations and Maps......Page 8
The Central Country......Page 10
The Perils of China's Explosive Growth......Page 17
Part 1 Context......Page 22
China—Facts and Figures......Page 24
1 Overview......Page 30
Part 2 History......Page 52
2 The Rise of the Republic (1912–49)......Page 54
3 The People's Republic (1949–2007)......Page 93
Part 3 The Nation Today......Page 140
4 Government and Society......Page 142
5 The Economy......Page 155
Part 4 Culture......Page 186
6 Religion......Page 188
The Chinese Dynasties......Page 231
7 The Arts......Page 245
8 Calligraphy and Painting......Page 255
9 Architecture......Page 273
10 Music......Page 290
11 Literature......Page 302
12 Everyday Life in Modern China......Page 327
Part 5 Places......Page 342
13 The Major Sites to Visit......Page 344
B......Page 396
C......Page 397
E......Page 398
G......Page 399
J......Page 400
L......Page 401
M......Page 402
P......Page 403
S......Page 404
T......Page 405
Y......Page 406
Z......Page 407