Modern China: A Very Short Introduction

Description

China today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese ‘economic miracle’. This ‘Very Short Introduction’ provides an accessible guide to why China looks the way it does today, and how it got there.

• Author: Rana Mitter
• Published: 2008
• Pages: 153
• ISBN-13: 9780191777028