An accessible, introductory text on contemporary China, this book covers the social, economic, and political factors responsible for China's revolutionary chang

The nine papers collected in this volume examine recent trends in language use in mainland China, and the associated social, economic, political, and cultural m

Today's China is governed by a new economic model that marks a radical break from the Mao and Deng eras; it departs fundamentally from both the East Asian devel

The 21st century has seen growing numbers of seniors turning to migration in response to newfound challenges to traditional forms of retirement and old-age supp

In this timely work, Liu Kang argues that globalization in China is both a historical condition in which the country's gaige kaifang (reform and opening up) has