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    • Title:Understanding contemporary China / edited by Robert E. Gamer.
    • ISBN:9781588268440 (alk. paper)
      1588268446 (alk. paper)
    • Edition:4th ed.
    • Published/Created:Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2012.
    • Physical Description:xvi, 499 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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    • Format:Book
    • Series:Understanding: introductions to the states and regions of the contemporary world
      Understanding (Boulder, Colo.)
    • BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
    • Contents:Introduction / 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.
    • Subjects:China.
    • Also listed under:Gamer, Robert E., 1938-