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Changing Regions in a Global Context: New Perspectives in Regional Geography Ser.: China's Geography : Globalization and the Dynamics of Political, Economic, and Social Change by Xiaoping Shen, Gregory Veeck, Youqin Huang and Clifton W. Pannell (2021, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-101538140802
ISBN-139781538140802
eBay Product ID (ePID)5050416382
Product Key Features
Number of Pages400 Pages
Publication NameChina's Geography : Globalization and the Dynamics of Political, Economic, and Social Change
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHuman Geography, Globalization, Asia / General, World / Asian
Publication Year2021
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, History
AuthorXiaoping Shen, Gregory Veeck, Youqin Huang, Clifton W. Pannell
SeriesChanging Regions in a Global Context: New Perspectives in Regional Geography Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight26.5 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2020-052085
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsThe most informative, insightful, up-to-date, and readable account of the diverse and ever-changing geography of China as an important player of our interdependent world. Drawing on a wide range of complementary perspectives and the decades-long experience of four outstanding scholars, it provides a compelling and illuminating documentation of the phenomenal changes affecting not just one-fifth of the human race but the entire planet as well. An essential reference and must-read for anyone interested in China and global developments., China's Geography is a compelling and comprehensive text which engages with a wide range of China's current opportunities and challenges and places these topics in geographical and historical context. Students in courses in East Asian or Chinese geography, history, sociology, anthropology, politics, and economics will benefit from its clear and evidence-based approach. This timely new edition offers substantially updated treatment of topics such as China's global expansion via the Belt and Road Initiative, rising inequality, environmental issues, and the political struggle over Hong Kong., China's Geography is a compelling and comprehensive text that engages with a wide range of China's current opportunities and challenges and places these topics in geographical and historical context. Students in courses in East Asian or Chinese geography, history, sociology, anthropology, politics, and economics will benefit from its clear and evidence-based approach. This timely new edition offers substantially updated treatment of topics such as China's global expansion via the Belt and Road Initiative, rising inequality, environmental issues, and the political struggle over Hong Kong., A nuanced understanding of nations is essential in today's interconnected world, and the fourth edition of China's Geography delivers a timely refresher. Now more than four decades into its economic transition, China faces a spectrum of shifts and transitions. This book presents multiple perspectives on critical issues throughout the country's vast and diverse geography. A valuable source of knowledge for students and general readers alike., "The most informative, insightful, up-to-date, and readable account of the diverse and ever-changing geography of China as an important player of our interdependent world. Drawing on a wide range of complementary perspectives and the decades-long experience of four outstanding scholars, it provides a compelling and illuminating documentation of the phenomenal changes affecting not just one-fifth of the human race but the entire planet as well. An essential reference and must-read for anyone interested in China and global developments." --George C. S. Lin, University of Hong Kong "A nuanced understanding of nations is essential in today's interconnected world, and the fourth edition of China's Geography delivers a timely refresher. Now more than four decades into its economic transition, China faces a spectrum of shifts and transitions. This book presents multiple perspectives on critical issues throughout the country's vast and diverse geography. A valuable source of knowledge for students and general readers alike." --Weiping Wu, Columbia University; author of The Chinese City "China's Geography is a compelling and comprehensive text that engages with a wide range of China's current opportunities and challenges and places these topics in geographical and historical context. Students in courses in East Asian or Chinese geography, history, sociology, anthropology, politics, and economics will benefit from its clear and evidence-based approach. This timely new edition offers substantially updated treatment of topics such as China's global expansion via the Belt and Road Initiative, rising inequality, environmental issues, and the political struggle over Hong Kong." --Piper Gaubatz, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Grade FromCollege Freshman
IllustratedYes
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal915.1
Table Of ContentList of Figures, Photos, and Tables Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: China's Path and Progress Gregory Veeck and Clifton W. Pannell 2 Physical Geographies: Landscapes of Diversity Gregory Veeck and Clifton W. Pannell 3 History: Ancient Roots and Binding Traditions Gregory Veeck and Clifton W. Pannell 4 Politics: The Central Kingdom in a Globalized World Clifton W. Pannell and Gregory Veeck 5 Cities: The Road to an Urban Revolution Youqin Huang 6 Population: Demographic Changes and Challenges Xiaoping Shen 7 Inequality: Rising Social, Economic, and Spatial Divides Youqin Huang 8 Economy: China's Changing Economic Geography Clifton W. Pannell and Gregory Veeck 9 Agriculture: From Antiquity to Revolution to Reform Gregory Veeck and Clifton W. Pannell 10 Industry and Energy: A Geohistorical Survey Gregory Veeck and Clifton W. Pannell 11 Trade and Transportation: New Pillars of Growth Xiaoping Shen 12 The Environment: Crises and Responses Gregory Veeck and Clifton W. Pannell 13 Taiwan: An Enduring East Asian Miracle Gregory Veeck and Clifton W. Pannell 14 Hong Kong and Macau: Postcolonial Futures Clifton W. Pannell and Gregory Veeck Index About the Authors
SynopsisThis thoroughly revised and updated edition offers a comprehensive survey of contemporary China. The authors consider past and current successes and challenges while placing China in its international context as a massive, developing, diverse nation that is meeting the needs of its 1.4 billion citizens while becoming a major global player., Despite China's clear and growing importance on the world stage, it remains often and easily misunderstood. Indeed, there are many Chinas, as this comprehensive survey, the most current and authoritative introduction available, vividly illustrates. Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this text traces the changes occurring in this powerful and ancient nation across both time and space. Beginning with China's diverse landscapes and environments, and continuing through its formative history and tumultuous recent past, the authors show contemporary China as a product of both internal and external forces. They consider historical and current successes and difficulties, including economic, political, cultural, and environmental challenges, while placing China in its international context as a massive, developing, diverse nation that is meeting the needs of its 1.4 billion citizens while becoming an aggressive major regional and global player. Through clear prose and 160 insightful maps, tables, and photos, China's Geography illustrates and explains the great economic, political, and social differences found throughout China's many regions. Accompanying the book is a companion website that provides a wealth of additional materials, including sample lectures, color versions of all the graphics, time series and provincial data files for student projects in Excel, lists of favorite films and websites, and public domain maps for student use.
LC Classification NumberDS706.C51138 2021
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