Contemporary China: A New Superpower?

ISBN-13: 9781032395081 / Angielski

Kristina Kironska; Richard Turcsanyi

Opis

Contemporary China: A new superpower? is a unique textbook introducing the complexity and diversity of China’s society, politics, economics, and international affairs, and the multiple ways in which their dynamics corroborate to simultaneously construct and challenge perceptions of China. 　

Structured thematically in three sections – History, Society and Culture; Politics and Economy; International Relations – this textbook provides answers to one of the most frequently asked general questions in relation to China. Will it become a new superpower and equal the international power and influence of the United States? Chapters written by some of the most recognized commentators and researchers of China cover broad range of topics and offer an in-depth analysis of issues in contemporary China, such as the impact of the Tiananmen 1989 events, the economic development of the country, the environmental and demographic crises, social control and propaganda, and the role of China in the region and the world. 　

Introducing students comprehensively to the domestic context and international affairs of China, the book will be particularly useful for undergraduate level courses in Asian Studies and courses on the history, politics, and international affairs of China and Chinese Studies.

Spis treści

Note on the transcription of Asian names and nomenclatures; Introduction: A new superpower? PART I: History, society, and culture 1. Historical legacy: A humiliated 5000-year-old civilization? 2. Mao Zedong: Why does the revolutionary leader “live forever”? 3. Tiananmen 1989: How did the massacre change China? 4. Religion, traditions, and values: What do the Chinese believe in? 5. Living standards and social issues: What is it like to live in China? PART II: Politics and economy 6. China’s political system: How does the Communist Party rule China? 7. Chinese economic miracle: How did an underdeveloped country change into a world leader? 8. Social control and propaganda: What is “social credit” and how has China handled COVID-19? 9. Rule by law: Is there justice in China? 10. Technological power: Can China innovate? 11. Environment: Does China care about it? 12. Xinjiang: Why has China imprisoned more than a million Uyghurs in re-education camps? 13. Tibet: Why is the mysterious “snowy kingdom” part of China today? 14. Hong Kong: How did the “pearl of the Orient” become a city of protests? 15. Taiwan: Why does China consider it its own and what does it mean for Taiwan? PART III: International relations 16. China in the world: A New Silk Road to world dominance? 17. China in its immediate neighborhood: A benevolent power or a hegemon? 18. Territorial disputes: Will China go to war? 19. Relations with the United States: Are the two great powers headed for a collision? 20. Relations with Europe and Russia: Partners or competitors? 21. China’s relations with the Global South: On the rise or past their peak? Index

O autorze

Kristina Kironska is an academic researcher who worked in Taiwan for many years, where she lectured at the University of Taipei and organized human rights lectures at Amnesty International. She currently works as an assistant professor at Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic, and advocacy director at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Slovakia.

Richard Q. Turcsanyi is the program director of the Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Slovakia, and an assistant professor at Mendel University in Brno and Palacký University Olomouc, both in the Czech Republic. He is an author of Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea (2017) and a number of other publications dealing with Chinese foreign policy.