Understanding contemporary China / 
edited by Robert E. Gamer. 
 - Third edition. 
 - Boulder, Colo. ;  London :  Lynne Rienner Publishers,  2008. 
 - xvii, 470 p. :  ill., photgs., maps. forms. ;  23 cm. 
 - Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>China: A geographic preface/ Stanley W. Toops-- The historical context / Rhoads Murphey-- Chinese politics / Robert E. Gamer-- China's economy / Sarah Y. Tong and John Wong-- China beyond the heartland / Robert E. Gamer-- International relations / Robert E. Gamer-- Population growth and urbanization/ Ma Rong-- China's environmental problems / Richard Louis Edmonds-- Family, kinship, marriage, and sexuality / Zang Xiaowei-- Women and development / Laurel Bossen-- Religion / Chan Hoiman and Ambrose Y. C. King-- Literature and Popular culture / Charles A. Laughin-- Trends and Prospects / Robert E. Gamer. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781588265944 (br) 1588265943 (br) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA879098 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China.<br/>China--Historia
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>408 DS 706  / U55 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>951