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For a varied selection of free articles for immediate download, go straight to the list below! Or have fun searching for a topic in the free full-text preview search. But for those who want a little background, let's start by explaining that Berkshire Publishing, known for its award-winning encyclopedias on a wide array of global issues including the award-winning six-volume Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (Scribners 2002), is proud to introduce the first major resource designed for students, teachers, businesspeople, government officials, and tourists seeking a greater understanding of China today.

  • Succinct, accessibly written, and illustrated articles (500-3,000 words), each beginning with a short summary or abstract
  • News-related coverage: social and environmental issues (“Food Safety”), new communications and media (“Internet Use,” “Blogging”), and topics relevant to the global economic crisis (“Stock Markets,” "Beijing Consensus,” and “Currency Valuation”). Intelligent, insightful discussion of controversial issues
  • Article titles in English, Chinese characters, and Pinyin transliteration with tone marks
  • Maps, timelines, primary source sidebars, and dozens of traditional proverbs, and over 1,200 unique photographs
  • 5 volumes, 2,754 pages, 8-1/2x11-inch trim, library binding

The five-volume print edition of the Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, handsomely produced in hardcover with sewn bindings, and printed in accordance with Green Print Initiative guidelines, is available from all library distributors and directly from Berkshire Publishing's website. E-mail Berkshire Customer Service or telephone +1 413 528 0206 for details.

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