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020			_a9780190915490
028			_aAtlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd. _b;7/22,Ansari Road, Darya Ganj ,New Delhi-110002 _c;1099686 _d;09/08/2019
082			_a951.06 WAS
100			_aJeffrey N Wasserstrom
245			_aChina in the 21st century _b: what everyone needs to know _c/Jeffrey N Wasserstrom
260			_aNew York, N.Y. _b: Oxford University Press _c, 2010.
300			_axxii, 164 pages _c; 22 cm
365			_b395
505			_aHistorical legacies. Schools of thought ; Imperial China ; Revolutions and revolutionaries -- The present and the future. From Mao to now ; U.S.-China misunderstandings ; The future.
520			_aThe need to understand this global giant has never been more pressing: China is constantly in the news, yet conflicting impressions abound. Within one generation, China has transformed from an impoverished, repressive state into an economic and political powerhouse. In this book the author provides cogent answers to the most urgent questions regarding the newest superpower and offers a framework for understanding its meteoric rise. Focusing his answers through the historical legacies such as Western and Japanese imperialism, the Mao era, and the massacre near Tiananmen Square, that largely define China's present-day trajectory, he introduces the Chinese Communist Party, the building boom in Shanghai, and the environmental fall out of rapid Chinese industrialization. He also explains unique aspects of Chinese culture such as the one child policy, and provides insight into how Chinese view Americans. He reveals that China today shares many traits with other industrialized nations during their periods of development, in particular the United States during its rapid industrialization in the 19th century. Finally, he provides guidance on the ways we can expect China to act in the future vis-a-vis the United States, Russia, India, and its East Asian neighbors.
650			_aHistory
655			_aChina -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
700			_aJeffrey N Wasserstrom
942			_cBOOK