The State of China Atlas: Mapping the World's Fastest Growing Economy 2nd Edition

by Stephanie Donald (Author), Robert Benewick (Author)

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This magnificently produced atlas provides a unique visual survey of the profound economic, political, and social changes taking place in China, as well as their implications for the world at large. Completely revised and updated throughout, this new edition of The State of China Atlas marks a radical departure from conventional cartography and provides a fast, highly effective way of conveying large amounts of information through the medium of the map.

China is the world's fastest-growing economy and the second-largest trading nation. With its entrepreneurial outlook and population of 1.3 billion, it offers unique opportunities for domestic and overseas investors. This dynamic volume provides an abundance of information on China's new wealth, growing unemployment, migration to the cities, and trade disputes. It dramatically reveals China's clashes of priorities: between population growth and the one-child family policies; human rights and political stability; energy needs and the environment. Maps and graphics beautifully illustrate current trends in areas such as the gender gap, national minorities, traffic, investment, marriage and divorce, education, tobacco trade and use, religion, AIDS and SARS, ageing and dependency, and cell phone use.

* Completely revised and updated

* Vivid full-color maps convey a wealth of information quickly and efficiently

* Comprehensive information on China's population, employment, agriculture, industry, and economics

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Editorial Reviews

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"Clear, comprehensive, and focused on the most crucial issues facing the country."—Marc Blecher, Oberlin College

"A great visual introduction to the diversity of China."—Tony Saich, Harvard University

"The State of China Atlas fills a vital gap, ranging from population, economic growth, and political leadership through to social and environmental development."—John Gittings, former Asia editor, The Guardian

About the Author

Stephanie Hemelryk Donald is Professor of Communication and Culture and Director of Transforming Cultures at the Centre for Communication and Culture at the University of Technology, Sydney. Robert Benewick is Research Professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Sussex.

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Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520246276
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520246270
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.08 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.5 x 9.75 inches

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David Fairthorne

China's growing pains, by the numbers

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2009

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"The State of China Atlas" by Benewick and Donald

Although described as an atlas, this is a misnomer because there are no provincial or regional maps.

This book, published in 2009, describes the rapid industrial develpoment of China in recent years, and many of the problems that have arisen, such as ill-distribution of wealth and environmental pollution.

The narrative is backed up by plenty of statistics on different aspects of China, drawn from the many sources listed at the end of the book. Some statistics are in tabular form; others are bar charts and pie charts. Others again are presented as maps of China divided into provinces, each illustrating a particular achievement or problem.

There are also some interesting charts showing the political hierarchy of Communist China.

The overall picture of this great nation is not entirely flattering.

I noticed two errors that had gone undetected. Firstly the map of China divided into provinces, which is used repeatedly throughout the book, shows the provincial boundary between Sichuan and Chongqing in the wrong place, giving Chongqing a large area to the southwest which really belongs to Sichuan. Secondly there is a column of data showing that (incredibly) the annual population growth rates of provinces are in the exact alphabetical order of province name, with Anhui having the fastest growth and Zhejiang having the slowest growth!

Apart from these minor blemishes, for which I deducted one star, this book provides many interesting insights into the state of modern China and its growing pains. There is also a pocket edition of this book, containing similar material, but I do not see much need to carry a book like this on your travels.

A more polished work, including regional maps of China, is the National Geographic "Atlas of China" which I recommend. More geographical detail, including an individual map of each province, can be found on the web site of the Muztagh Travel Service.

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B. Caesar

Chinese studies? You probably need this.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2007

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This book is very useful for anyone studying Chinese demographics, sociology or development. It has a plethora of maps and statistics that will help to build an image in the eye of the reader of China's developmental momentum, including its multitudinal problems.

However, be aware that the data is essentially a snapshot in time from surveys and data collected prior to publishing and this book's usefulness will decline as new data becomes available. With the speed that China is developing, clearly this book will need to be republished every few years.

Just now, however, it is still a very worthy purchase to give you a better understanding of the internal and external state of China, as well as the trends and mechanics of this huge nation.

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Vance Jochim

This is not a good book for detailed maps

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2009

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I probably didn't understand this was a book with general maps showing demographics and economic information, and not a "road atlas". It has very good info if you want to understand demographics using good visual charts, etc., but you can't use it for just having detailed maps of the China regions and cities.

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Richard Jedlicka

State of China Atlas: Revealing and easy to use & read

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2008

This book is excellent. One can quickly and easily learn the latest condition on various aspects of China's economy, enviroment, religion and many other aspects. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to understand China.

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