TY - BOOK AU - Gamer,Robert E. TI - Understanding contemporary China T2 - Understanding SN - 9781588265944 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - DS706 .U47 2008 U1 - 951 21 PY - 2008/// CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - China N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction; Robert E. Gamer --; China: a geographic preface; Stanley W. Toops --; The historical context; Rhoads Murphey --; Chinese politics; Robert E. Gamer --; China's economy; Sarah Y. Tong and John Wong --; China beyond the heartland; Robert E. Gamer --; International relations; Robert E. Gamer --; Population growth and urbanization; Ma Rong --; China's environmental problems; Richard Louis Edmonds --; Family, kinship, marriage, and sexuality; Zang Xiaowei --; Women and development; Laurel Bossen --; Religion; Chan Hoiman and Ambrose Y.C. King --; Literature and popular culture; Charles A. Laughlin --; Trends and prospects; Robert E. Gamer UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip089/2008002565.html ER -