TY - BOOK AU - Starr,John Bryan TI - Understanding China: a guide to China's economy, history, and political culture SN - 9780809016518 (alk. paper) AV - DS779.26 .S737 2010 U1 - 951.05 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Hill and Wang KW - China KW - Politics and government KW - 1976-2002 KW - 2002- KW - Economic conditions KW - 1976-2000 KW - 2000- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -