000			07050cam a2200397 i 4500
005			20221101225015.0
008			100416s2010 nyub b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2009045415
011			_aBIB MATCHES WORLDCAT
020			_a0195394127 _qpbk. (acid-free paper)
020			_a9780195394122 _qpbk. (acid-free paper)
020			_a019539447X _qcloth
020			_a9780195394474 _qcloth
035			_a(ATU)b11674064
035			_a(OCoLC)401164340
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dYDX _dYDXCP _dCDX _dUKM _dBWX _dORX _dMOF _dVP@ _dATU
043			_aa-cc---
050	0	0	_aDS779.4 _b.W376 2010
082	0	0	_a951.06 _222
100	1		_aWasserstrom, Jeffrey N., _eauthor. _91023968
245	1	0	_aChina in the 21st century : _bwhat everyone needs to know / _cJeffrey N. Wasserstrom.
246	3	3	_aChina in the twenty-first century
264		1	_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2010.
300			_axxii, 164 pages : _billustrations, map ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_gPart I. _tHistorical Legacies -- _g1. _tSchools of Thought -- _tWho was Confucius? -- _tWhat were Confucius's core ideas? -- _tWhat was his political vision? -- _tHow important was history to Confucius? -- _tHas Confucius always been venerated in China? -- _tWas Confucius celebrated in his own times? -- _tWhen did the ideas of Confucius gain influence? -- _tHow was Confucius viewed a century ago? -- _tIs Confucianism a religion? -- _tHow has Confucius fared since 1949? -- _tWhy is Confucius back in favor? -- _tHow exactly is the new regime using Confucius? -- _tDid Confucianism hinder imperial China's economic development? -- _tDoes China have an indigenous "democratic" tradition? -- _tWhat is the Chinese term for democracy and what exactly does it mean? -- _g2. _tImperial China -- _tWhat were the main early dynasties? -- _tHow did dynasties rule? -- _tWhat was the "dynastic cycle"? -- _tWhat were the political implications of this cyclical view? -- _tWere all dynasties the same? -- _tHow did dynasties interact with foreign countries? -- _tWhat was the Opium War? -- _tWhy did the Qing Dynasty fall? -- _tWhat internal developments weakened the Qing? -- _tWhat was the significance of peasant rebellions? -- _tWhat impact did the Opium War have? -- _tWhat was the Taiping Uprising? -- _tWhy was the 1894-1895 War with Japan so important? -- _tWhat was the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901)? -- _tHow has this crisis been misunderstood? -- _tHow does the reputation of the crisis differ In China? -- _tWhy does this difference in views of the Boxers matter? -- _tHow did Qing rule finally end? -- _tIs the Chinese Communist Party a new dynasty? -- _g3. _tRevolutions and Revolutionaries -- _tWho was Sun Yah sen? -- _tWhat happened to Sun after he became president? -- _tWhat was the "Warlord era"? -- _tWhat was the May 4th movement? -- _tWho was the most important radical writer of the May 4th era? -- _tHow does the Communist Party view the May 4th era? -- _tWhy was the example of the Russian Revolution so important? -- _tWhat was the First United Front? -- _tWhy was the May 30th movement important? -- _tWhat was the Northern Expedition? -- _tWho was Chiang Kai-shek? -- _tWhat was the Long March? -- _tWhat was the Rape of Nanjing? -- _tHow did the Communists beat the Nationalists? -- _tWhat role have mass campaigns played in the People's Republic of China? -- _tWhat were some important early mass campaigns? -- _tWhat was the Resist America, Support Korea campaign? -- _tWhat was the Hundred Flowers campaign? -- _tWhat happened during the Anti-Rightist campaign? -- _tWhat sort of people were Mao and his main allies? -- _tHow were Mao's writings viewed? -- _tWhat was the Great Leap Forward? -- _tWhat was the Cultural Revolution? -- _tWhat was the Gang of Four? -- _tWhy hasn't Mao been repudiated by China's current leaders? -- _tWhat is the alternative to viewing Mao as a monster? -- _tIs Mao seen in China as someone who made errors? -- _tHow do ordinary Chinese feel about Mao? -- _gPart II. _tThe Present and the Future -- _g4. _tFrom Mao to Now -- _tWho was Deng Xiaoping? -- _tWho were Deng's successors? -- _tWhat exactly did Deng do? -- _tHow is Deng viewed now? -- _tWhat was the Democracy Wall movement? -- _tWhat is the real story of the Tiananmen Uprising? -- _tWhy hasn't the Chinese government changed its line on Tiananmen? -- _tWhat effect did the fall of other Communist governments have on China? -- _tHow did China's rulers avoid falling prey to the "Leninist extinction"? -- _tHow has the government responded to protests since 1989? -- _tWhy and how has the CCP suppressed the Falun Gong movement? -- _tWho are the Chinese dissidents now? -- _tWhat is the role of the Internet in political dissent? -- _tWhat does the digital divide mean in China? -- _tWhy were the 2008 Olympics such a big deal for China? -- _tWhat was unusual about China's preparations for the 2008 Olympics? -- _tWhat does the handling of the Olympics say about today's China? -- _tWill grand spectacles continue to be important to China? -- _tWhy hold an Expo so soon after the Olympics? -- _tWhat is the "One-Child Family" policy? -- _tWas female infanticide encouraged to help limit population size? -- _tIs contemporary China utterly unique? -- _tWhat does China have in common with other countries? -- _tIs the Great Firewall of China a unique structure? -- _g5. _tU.S-China Misunderstandings -- _tWhat is the most common thing Americans get wrong about China? -- _tWhy is China's diversity overlooked? -- _tHow does ethnicity come into the picture? -- _tHow important are regional divides? -- _tHow important are age divides in China? -- _tIs China still truly an atheist state? -- _tIs China a Big Brother state? -- _tWhat is the biggest source of Chinese misunderstanding of the United States? -- _tHow do U.S. and Chinese views on Tibet differ? -- _g6. _tThe Future -- _tIs China bent on world domination? -- _tHow likely is a war with Taiwan? -- _tWill China become the world's dominant economic power? -- _tWill China, long thought of as a land of villages, soon be a land of cities? -- _tIs China likely to become a democracy? -- _tHow powerful is Chinese nationalism? -- _tWhat kind of government will China have in a decade? -- _tWhat big challenges lie ahead for the CCP? -- _tWhat big issues relating to the environment and energy does China face? -- _tWhy is endemic corruption such a serious problem? -- _tHow can the United States and China adjust to an era in which they are the two superpowers? -- _tWhat other kinds of things do China and the United States have in common? -- _tIs this an argument for Americans to refrain from all criticism of China?.
588			_aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
651		0	_aChina _xHistory _y21st century.
907			_a.b11674064 _b29-03-19 _c27-10-15
942			_cB
945			_a951.06 WAS _g1 _iA477630B _j0 _lcmain _o- _p$94.05 _q- _r- _s- _t0 _u7 _v0 _w0 _x3 _y.i13008766 _z29-10-15
998			_ab _ac _b06-04-16 _cm _da _feng _gnyu _h0
999			_c1207144 _d1207144