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Historical dictionary of the People's Republic of China

When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seized power in October 1949 China was one of the poorest nations in the world. In fact, it was so weak it had been conquered by Japan, a country one-tenth its size, a decade earlier. Now, more than fifty years later, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is an emerging economic, political, and military superpower with the world's fastest growing economy and largest population (1.3 billion in 2005). A member of the United Nations Security Council since the early 1970s and a nuclear power, China wields enormous influence in the world community. The second e
eBook, English, 2007
Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md, 2007
History
Online Ressource (lvii, 655 Seiten)
9780810864436, 9780810853805, 0810864436, 0810853809
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Part 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Reader's Note Part 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 4 Chronology Part 5 Maps and Charts Part 6 Introduction Part 7 THE DICTIONARY Part 8 Bibliography Part 9 About the Author