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This Book Presents A Concise Introduction To Contemporary China. Intended As A First Book For Those Coming New To The Subject, It Provides 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 Tibet, And Xinjiang. Part 1. Introduction -- Land, People And Culture -- China's Past In The Present -- Part 2. The Economy -- Economic Growth And The Changing Economy -- Rural Economy -- Urban And Industrial Economy -- Banking, Finance And Foreign Trade -- Tourism And Transport -- Part 3. Society -- Rural And Urban Social Change -- Education And Health -- Law And Human Rights -- Mass Media -- Religion And Ethnic Minorities -- Gender And Modernisation -- Environment -- Part 4. Politics And International Relations -- Government And Politics -- Fourth- And Fifth- Generation Leadership -- Tibet -- Xinjiang -- Hong Kong -- Taiwan -- Western Development Programme -- China And The World 1: Strategic Relationships -- China And The World 2: New Neighbours To The West -- China Rising And A Harmonious Society? Michael Dillon. First Published 2007 By Routledge... Abingdon, Oxon... Simultaneously Published In The Usa And Canada By Routledge. Includes Bibliographical References P. [268]-269) And Index.