[PDF] The China Handbook eBook

Author : William S. Tay
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 27,42 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9814350087

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A handy reference in one single volume of the key institutions and profound changes over the last three decades that transformed China into a global power.

Author : Ka Zeng
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 23,94 MB
Release : 2019
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 1786435063

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This book examines the processes, evolution and consequences of China’s rapid integration into the global economy. Through analyses of Beijing’s international economic engagement in areas such as trade, investment, finance, sustainable development and global economic governance, it highlights the forces shaping China’s increasingly prominent role in the global economic arena. Chapters explore China’s behavior in global economic governance, the interests and motivations underlying China’s international economic initiatives and the influence of politics, including both domestic politics and foreign relations, on the country’s global economic footprint.

Author : Weiping Wu
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1566 pages
File Size : 16,63 MB
Release : 2018-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1526455595

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The study of contemporary China constitutes a fascinating yet challenging area of scholarly inquiry. Recent decades have brought dramatic changes to China′s economy, society and governance. Analyzing such changes in the context of multiple disciplinary perspectives offers opportunites as well as challenges for scholars in the field known as contemporary China Studies. The SAGE Handbook of Contemporary China is a two-volume exploration of the transformations of contemporary China, firmly grounded in the both disciplinary and China-specific contexts. Drawing on a range of scholarly approaches found in the social sciences and history, an international team of contributors engage with the question of what a rapidly changing China means for the broader field of contemporary China studies, and identify areas of promising future research. Part 1: Context: History, Economy, and the Environment Part 2: Economic Transformations Part 3: Politics and Government Part 4: China on the Global Stage Part 5: China′s Foreign Policy Part 6: National and Nested Identities Part 7: Urbanization and Spatial Development Part 8: Poverty and Inequality Part 9: Social Change Part 10: Future Directions for Contemporary China Studies

Author : Matthew B. Christensen
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 42,78 MB
Release : 2013-02-26
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1462911757

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Embrace the culture and get the most out of your time in China. Going to China for the first time can be an intimidating experience, even for those who have studied the language. In fact, traveling to China for the second, third, or fourth time can also be a challenging experience, especially if you intend to be fully immersed in daily life, get off the beaten path, and experience the "real" China. This China etiquette and culture guide is about how to get things done in China. Decoding China gives you down-to-earth information on how to deal with everyday situations--like eating at a restaurant or shopping at an outdoor market--that present unique and unexpected challenges for foreign visitors. Why being polite when you board a bus is a big mistake Finding a toilet (and what to bring along!) How to bargain for anything in a Chinese market Which train ticket to buy--hard seat? Soft seat? How the Chinese view privacy, and why it may make you seem suspicious Working in a Chinese office, and the politics of lunch As the Academic Director at the Chinese Flagship Center of Brigham Young University, Dr. Matthew B. Christensen has seen countless foreigners arrive in China…and fail to accomplish simple tasks like ordering food, boarding a bus, or making friends with a Chinese colleague. Why? Because they didn't understand China's basic cultural codes. This travel book will help you crack these codes. And with it, you'll soon be able to navigate your way in any situation.

Author : Robert André LaFleur
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 37,11 MB
Release : 2003-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1576077365

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Complete ready reference covering Chinese history, economics, politics, culture, and prevalent social problems ... a "must-have" addition to any global studies collection. Throughout its imperial golden ages, China was the world's most developed nation, home to advanced technologies, a robust economy, and thriving cities. Its thousands of years of cultural and artistic achievements combined with its vastness and ethnic complexity have made China both fascinating and forbidding for those encountering it for the first time. This new volume offers readers a concise, single-stop introduction to Chinese history, culture, economics, politics, and social issues. As they trace China's history from the creation stories of ancient Chinese myths to the Communist upheaval of the 20th century, readers will learn how the country has changed—and not changed—from early to modern times, and what life throughout China is like today.

Author : Arthur Evans Moule
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 27,88 MB
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781330253618

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Excerpt from The Chinese People: A Handbook on China This Handbook is intended to furnish students - particularly students of Foreign Missions - with a repertory of information on things Chinese, and to form an introduction to wider study. The bibliographical lists appended to the volume will provide guidance to those readers who wish to extend further their researches into any of the subjects here discussed. The materials supplied in the following chapters have been collected and arranged from various sources, supplemented by the writer's own information and reflections, which are based on the knowledge and experience gained during his residence in Mid-China, as a missionary of the Church Missionary Society, since 1861. And here the writer wishes to record his sense of the great advantage which would have accrued had he been able, in compiling this Handbook, to avail himself of the wide and deep scholarship and the yet longer experience of his brother, the late Bishop G. E. Moule, of Mid-China, his exemplar and leader for half a century, to whose memory he dedicates the book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.