"The first volume of Historical Studies of Contemporary China offers an examination of some key events, developments, issues, and figures in China since the founding of the People's Republic. Drawing on rich primary and secondary sources, leading expertsin the political, economic, intellectual, military and national defense, and diplomatic history of the PRC present insights and analysis on a wide range of topics, including emergency measures during the Difficult Three Year Period, the relationship between Neo-Confucianism and Marxism, the evolution of China's international arms control policies, the Chinese government's public opinion campaign prior to reestablishing diplomatic relations with Japan, the 'Kashmir Princess' incident, and others. These accounts will help readers form a more nuanced understanding of China's efforts to deal with an array of new problems while trying to recover from the ravages of two wars"--Provided by publisher.
This first volume in the series, Historical Studies of Contemporary China, takes a general approach (later volumes to be thematic) and targets students and scholars of Chinese history as well as those who seek to better understand Chinas role in global diplomacy, economy, and politics. It examines important events, developments, and significant people since the founding of the Peoples Republic. Fourteen essays are: Chen Yun and Deng Xiaoping in the early period of reform and opening; a study of the 1978 State Council Conference to discuss principles; the 156 projects and New Chinas industrial and urban development; emergency measures taken during the three-year period of economic difficulty; the relationship between modern Neo-Confucianism and Marxism on the mainland following 1949; changes to Chinas assistance programs for urban vagrants and beggars; discussion of reforms to rural cooperative medicine in the new era; the evolution of Chinas international arms control policies; analysis of 1969s order number one; changes to Chinas attitudes toward Vietnam-U.S. peace talks and their influence on Sino-Viet relations; the Chinese Governments persuasion and education of the masses prior to reestablishing Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations; the truth behind the Kashmir Princess incident; the current state of historical research in the Peoples Republic of China; investigation into the history of the Central Investigation Department of the Chinese Communist Party. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The first volume of Historical Studies of Contemporary China offers an examination of some key events, developments, issues, and figures in China since the founding of the Peoples Republic. Drawing on rich primary and secondary sources, leading experts in the political, economic, intellectual, military and national defense, and diplomatic history of the PRC present insights and analysis on a wide range of topics, including emergency measures during the Difficult Three Year Period, the relationship between Neo-Confucianism and Marxism, the evolution of Chinas international arms control policies, the Chinese governments public opinion campaign prior to reestablishing diplomatic relations with Japan, the Kashmir Princess incident, and others. These accounts will help readers form a more nuanced understanding of Chinas efforts to deal with an array of new problems while trying to recover from the ravages of two wars.
