Starr, John Bryan. <br/><br/>
Understanding China :  a guide to China's economy, history, and political culture / 
John Bryan Starr. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - New York :  Hill and Wang,  2010. 
 - x, 432 p. :  ill., maps ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Geographical inequalities -- Patterns from the past -- The party-state -- Politics and power -- The economy -- The centrifugal forces of regionalism -- Cities -- Rural discontent -- Ethnic identity -- Environmental challenges -- Population pressure -- The rule of law -- Education -- The flow of information -- The special administrative regions -- Taiwan -- The People's Liberation Army -- The effects of globalization. 
<br/><br/> Paperback. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780809016518 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010026594 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--Politics and government--1976-2002.<br/>China--Politics and government--2002-<br/>China--Economic conditions--1976-2000.<br/>China--Economic conditions--2000-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS779.26  / .S737 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>951.05  / STA