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    <title>Contemporary China</title>
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    <namePart type="date">1967-</namePart>
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    <place>
      <placeTerm type="text">Basingstoke, England</placeTerm>
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    <place>
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    <publisher>Palgrave Macmillan</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2013</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>xvi, 216 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>"A lively, accessible and concise introduction to political, economic and social life in China. Illustrated with maps, charts and tables throughout, the book assumes no prior knowledge, and places current developments clearly in their historical, cultural and international context. It offers an ideal starting point for students and general readers looking for an introduction to contemporary China that is readable, informative, sophisticated and thought-provoking."--Publisher's website.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>Introduction -- What is China? -- The Making of Modern China -- The Communist Party and Politics -- How China is Governed -- The Chinese Economy -- Chinese Society -- Chinese Culture -- China in the World -- Conclusion.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Kerry Brown.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210) and index.</note>
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    <topic>Primera Jornada de Catalogación</topic>
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    <geographic>China</geographic>
    <topic>Civilization</topic>
    <temporal>2002-</temporal>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>China</geographic>
    <topic>Politics and government</topic>
    <temporal>2002-</temporal>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>China</geographic>
    <topic>Economic conditions</topic>
    <temporal>2000-</temporal>
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  <classification authority="lcc">DS 779.43 B76 2013</classification>
  <classification authority="lcc">408 DS 779.43 B877c 2013</classification>
  <classification authority="ddc" edition="23">951.06</classification>
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      <title>Contemporary states and societies</title>
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  <identifier type="isbn">9781137510099</identifier>
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