China: A Country Study.
Abstract
China: A Country Study supersedes the 1972 Area Handbook for the People's Republic of China. Because of the sweeping changes in the form and substance of many economic, social, and political institutions in the past decade, little material from the original volume has been incorporated in the present study. Sources of information used in the new edition have included scholarly journals and monographs, official reports of governments and international organizations, foreign and domestic newspapers, numerous periodicals, and interviews with individuals having special competence in Asian affairs. Chapter bibliographies calling attention to valuable sources of further reading appear at the end of each chapter. The aim of the authors was to enhance in some small measure the reader's understanding of the nature of contemporary Chinese culture and society against a backdrop of the past. In view of the limited access of Western scholars to the country since 1949 and the paucity of information from Chinese sources until very recently, however, statistical reporting and descriptive material in this text contain obvious lacunae, and the interpretations and conclusions of the authors must necessarily be regarded as highly tentative. Many questions remain for further exploration by interested observers of Chinese affairs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA108693
Entities
People
- Frederica M. Bunge
- Rinn-sup Shinn
Organizations
- American University