China Today: Volume 8 / La Chine aujourd'hui: UTLS, volume 8

China is a nation at the crossroads of tradition and modernity. In this previously unpublished volume in the series "l?Universit de tous les savoirs", the authors review the present-day situation and ask the following questions: How should China's current political system be defined? What is China's position in the world today? What are the different aspects of cultural and intellectual life in China? This is a novel approach to a history of contemporary China.Contributions by Marie-Claire Berg re, Michel Bonnin, Charles Chauderlot, Anne Cheng, Yves Chevrier, Jean-Luc Domenach, Fran oise Ged, Fran ois Godement, Wang Shaoqi, Jo l Thoraval, L on Vandermeersch, Chu Xiao-Quan.