Chinese civilization in the 21st century / Andrew Targowski and Bernard Han, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Targowski, Andrew, 1937- editor.

Han, Bernard, editor.

Series:

China in the 21st century (Commack, N.Y.)

China In The 21st Century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Civilization--21st century.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authors of this book believe that the 5,000 year-long-history of Chinese Civilization is the main factor in the re-emergence of China in the 21st century. It is a well-known fact that the Chinese economy became the second largest economy in the world in 2014. With some predictions, in the near future perhaps China will surpass the United States. The main media interprets this progress as the result of a Western Civilization strategy, which forced manufacturing to be outsourced to China and made it become the World Factory. Certainly, outsourcing was the trigger and an important factor at t

Contents:

""CHINESE CIVILIZATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY""; ""CHINESE CIVILIZATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PART I. CIVILIZING SOCIETY""; ""Chapter 1: THE CIVILIZATION INDEX ANDCHINESE CIVILIZATION""; ""Chapter 2: SPATIO-TEMPORAL BOUNDARIES OFCHINESE CIVILIZATION""; ""PART II. CIVILIZING CULTURE""; ""Chapter 3: OLD FAITH FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM:RELIGIONS AND THE CHINESE CIVILIZATIONIN THE 21STCENTURY""; ""Chapter 4: CHINESE CIVILIZATION AND CONTEMPORARYPOP CULTURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY""

""PART III. CIVILIZING INFRASTRUCTURE""""Chapter 5: CHINESE CIVILIZATION AND THE STATE OFINFRASTRUCTURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY""; ""Chapter 6: IS CHINA ON THE WRONG PATH OF THE U.S.AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21STCENTURY?""; ""PART IV. GLOBALIZING CHINESE CIVILIZATION""; ""Chapter 7: THE MYTHS AND REALITIES OF THE CLASHOF WESTERN AND CHINESE CIVILIZATIONSIN THE 21STCENTURY""; ""Chapter 8: THE CHINESE CIVILIZATION: DRIVING FORCES,IMPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES INTHE 21ST CENTURY""; ""Chapter 9: CHINESE CIVILIZATION VERSUS GLOBALCIVILIZATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY""

""Chapter 10: WHERE IS CHINA HEADING?""""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63321-983-6

OCLC:

914433350