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Dictionary of the politics of the People's Republic of China / edited by Colin Mackerras with Donald H. McMillen and Andrew Watson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Watson, Andrew, 1942-
Contributor:
Mackerras, Colin.
McMillen, Donald Hugh, 1944-
Watson, Andrew, 1942-
Taylor & Francis eBooks.
Series:
Routledge in Asia
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Economic policy.
Politics and government.
China--Politics and government--1949---Dictionaries.
China.
China--Economic policy--1949---Dictionaries.
Genre:
Dictionaries.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 267 pages) : maps.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
System Details:
text file
Summary:
In addition to the alphabetical entries, eight introductory essays provide extensive background information and a special preface addresses the implications of the recent handover of Hong Kong to the PRC. Clear, accessible and easy to use, the dictionary provides numerous cross-references and features an up-to-date analytical bibliography that directs users to further reading material on all the topics covered.
Selected entries include: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Capitalists/ Entrepreneurs, Chen Yi, Chinese Communist Party, Democracy Wall, Deng Xiaoping, Housing, Jiang Zemin, PLA, Prison system, Tiananmen incident, Tiber Autonomous Region, Wei Jianxing, Women (organizations, political role).
Contents:
Overview History of the People's Republic of China
Government and Institutions
Ideology: Radicalism and Reform
Political Personae: Biographical Profiles
Politics and the Economy: Policy Patterns and Issues
Peoples of China
Regional China
China, the Region and the World
Taiwan and the Overseas Chinese
Dictionary
Agriculture (policies, organizations, units)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Australia
Beijing Municipality
Bo Yibo
Capitalists/entrepreneurs
Central Military Commission
Chen Boda
Chen Yi
Chen Yun
Chi Haotian
Chinese Communist Party
Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and Politburo
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Collective agriculture
Collective sector (non-agricultural)
Constitutions (State and Party)
Cultural policy
Cultural Revolution
Daqing
Dazhai
Democracy Wall
Democratic parties
Deng Xiaoping
Dissidents
Education policy and system
Electoral laws
Energy policy
Environment policy
Financial policy
Four Modernizations
Gang of four
Gender equality
Great Leap Forward
Guangzhou
Health policy
Health system
Hong Kong
Hongqi (Red Flag)
Household registration (hukou)
Housing
Hu Jintao
Hu Qili
Hu Yaobang
Hua Guofeng
Hundred Flowers Movement
Industry
International trade
Japan, relations with
Jiang Chunyun
Jiang Zemin
Joint ventures.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780203450727
0203450728
Publisher Number:
99990107515
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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