The Changing Face of China: From Mao to Market

by John Gittings

Book Overview

Where is China heading in the 21st century? Can its Communist Party survive or is it being challenged by growing inequality and unrest? Will the US and China cooperate or compete in a dangerous future? Will China's economic boom be brought to a halt by environmental catastrophe? In this highly readable account, John Gittings provides the essential information to help answer these vital questions for the world.In the 60 years since Mao Zedong took...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192806122
• ISBN13: 9780192806123
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.3" x 6.3"