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From Mao to Market: China Reconfigured
Robin Porter
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Description for From Mao to Market: China Reconfigured
Paperback. Nuanced introduction to China offering an overview of its society, politics and economics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Over the past thirty years, China has been entering inexorably onto the world stage, and into the world's imagination. From now on, there will be a 'China dimension' to almost everything we do. From Mao to Market is intended for those who wish to engage with China, and as a supporting text for undergraduates who seek a nuanced overview of modern China, grounded in an appreciation of the country's history. It draws both on the author's long academic career researching and teaching about the country, and substantial practical experience of involvement with China going back to a first visit in ... Read more
Over the past thirty years, China has been entering inexorably onto the world stage, and into the world's imagination. From now on, there will be a 'China dimension' to almost everything we do. From Mao to Market is intended for those who wish to engage with China, and as a supporting text for undergraduates who seek a nuanced overview of modern China, grounded in an appreciation of the country's history. It draws both on the author's long academic career researching and teaching about the country, and substantial practical experience of involvement with China going back to a first visit in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849040839
SKU
V9781849040839
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Ref
99-50
About Robin Porter
Robin Porter has taught about China at universities in Canada, Australia and the UK, has served as an adviser to industry, and was the British Government's first Science Counsellor in Beijing. A Chinese speaker, Porter is Visiting Professor at the Centre for East Asian Studies, Bristol University.
Reviews for From Mao to Market: China Reconfigured
'... a concise overview of current Chinese political history, which examines how and why the country has modernized as it has. ... Students of (and newcomers to) Chinese political studies will find this work a very useful reference, and more experienced China scholars will also find much to appreciate here.'
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