China in the age of Xi Jinping / Michael Dillon.
| Author/creator |
Dillon, Michael, 1949- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, [2021] |
| Description | xv, 393 pages : map ; 26 cm |
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| Contents | Land, people and culture -- China's past in the present -- Politics -- Government and politics -- Fourth generation leadership -- Murder and corruption in the leadership : Bo Xilai and Zhou Yongkang -- Rise of Xi Jinping : fifth generation leadership -- Economy -- Economic growth and the changing economy -- Rural economy -- Urban and industrial economy -- Banking, finance and foreign trade -- Tourism and transport -- Western development to Belt and Road -- Belt and Road Initiative -- Society -- Social change : rural reforms and urbanisation -- Education and health -- Law and human rights -- Mass media -- Religion and ethnic minorities -- Gender and modernisaton -- Environment -- China's periphery -- Tibet -- Xinjiang -- Inner Mongolia -- Hong Kong and Macao -- Taiwan -- International relations -- China and the world 1 : strategic relationships -- China and the world 2 : neighbours to the west -- Prospects : struggle between two new lines -- After Xi : Harmonious society or new authoritarianism. |
| Abstract | "This book presents a concise introduction to China in the Xi Jinping era. It is intended as a first book for those coming new to the subject, providing the essential information that most people need to know, without going into excessive detail. Its coverage includes the economy, society, politics and international relations; China's history, especially the twentieth century; and Taiwan and Hong Kong as well as the People's Republic of China. It will also be useful for more advanced students who need to understand developments in China outside their own primary disciplines. The book provides an up-to-date and clear guide to the changes which have taken place in China in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, including the recent further changes which are taking place under Xi Jinping's regime. It draws on the enormous body of empirical and theoretical research that is being carried out by economists, political scientists and sociologists on China, but is itself written in non-technical and accessible language. It does not assume any previous knowledge of China and explanations of Chinese terms are provided throughout the book. It includes a map, a chronology, a glossary of Chinese terms, biographical notes on key figures, and a guide to further reading"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Dillon, Michael, 1949- China in the age of Xi Jinping Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, [2021] 9780429325212 |
| LCCN | 2020047481 |
| ISBN | 9780367347901 |
| ISBN | 9780367343019 hardback |
| ISBN | 0367343010 hardback |
| ISBN | 0367347903 paperback |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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