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Author:

Shepherd, Robert J., 1958-

Title:

The People's dynasty [sound recording(CD)] : culture and society in modern China / Robert J. Shepherd.

Format:

[sound recording(CD)] :

Publisher:

Recorded Books,

Copyright Date:

p2010

Description:

7 sound discs (ca. 8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (80 p. : col. ill.)

Subject:

Social change--China.
Social classes--China.
China--Social conditions--1976-2000.
China--Social conditions--2000-
China--Economic conditions--1976-2000.
China--Economic conditions--2000-
Audiobooks.

Other Authors:

Recorded Books, LLC.

Notes:

Compact disc. Title from container. In container (26 cm.) "14 lectures"--Container. Includes bibliographical references (guide) Lectures given by Robert J. Sheperd.

Contents:

China today -- New forms of mobility -- The new class society -- A home of one's own -- Changing family life -- Religion and society -- The search for meaning -- Ethnic identity and minority rights -- Environmental issues -- Culture, heritage, and the growth of tourism -- Music, film, and "soft" rebellion -- Censorship in a digital society -- Culture and identity: Is Chinese life becoming Westernized? -- China, Inc.?

Summary:

Offering a clear picture of the vast economic and social forces of modern-day China, Professor Robert J. Shepherd addresses U.S. investment in China, China's startling economic growth, state vs. society issues in the vast republic, and the effect of social and cultural change on the Chinese people.

Series:

The modern scholar

ISBN:

1440782792 (guide)
9781440782794 (guide)
1440782784 (sound discs)
9781440782787 (sound discs)

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)