TY - BOOK AU - Gamer,Robert E. TI - Understanding contemporary China T2 - Understanding : introductions to the states and regions of the contemporary world SN - 1588260453 (alk. paper) AV - DS706 .U47 2003 U1 - 951 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - China N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction; Robert E. Gamer --; 2; China: A Geographic Preface; Stanley W. Toops --; 3; The Historical Context; Rhoads Murphey --; 4; Chinese Politics; Robert E. Gamer --; 5; China's Economy; John Wong --; 6; China Beyond the Heartland; Robert E. Gamer --; 7; International Relations; Robert E. Gamer --; 8; Population Growth and Urbanization; Ma Rong --; 9; China's Environmental Problems; Richard Louis Edmonds --; 10; Family, Kinship, Marriage, and Sexuality; Zang Xiaowei --; 11; Women and Development; Laurel Bossen --; 12; Religion; Chan Hoiman and Ambrose Y. C. King --; 13; Literature and Popular Culture; Charles A. Laughlin --; 14; Trends and Prospects; Robert E. Gamer ER -