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Historical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China (Hardcover, Third Edition)
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Historical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China (Hardcover, Third Edition)
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East
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When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) assumed power in October
1949 China was one of the poorest nations in the world and so weak
it had been conquered in the late 1930s and early 1940s by its
neighbor Japan, a country one-10th its size. More than five decades
later, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is an emerging
economic, political, and major military power with the world's
fastest growing economy and largest population (1.35 billion in
2015). A member of the United Nations Security Council since the
early 1970s and a nuclear power, China wields enormous influence in
the world community while at home what was once a nation of largely
poverty-stricken peasants and urban areas with little-to-no
industry has been transformed into an increasingly urbanized
society with a growing middle class and an industrial and service
sector that leads the world in such industries as steel and
textiles while becoming a major player in computers and
telecommunications. All the while the country has remained under
the tight political control of a one-party system dominated by the
Chinese Communist Party that despite periods of intense political
conflict and turmoil governs China with a membership in 2014 of 88
million people-the largest single organization on earth. This third
edition of Historical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China
contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an
extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700
cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics,
economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an
excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone
wanting to know more about China.
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