1976-

Presents a comprehensive study of the government of China since the founding in 1949 of the People's Republic and the rise of Communism, and describes the structure and ideologies of the Communist government.

An account of the Chinese student movement for democracy which ended in the massacre in Tiananmen Square in 1989.

Examines the reasons that America and China seem to be on a collision course including China's portrayal of America as the enemy; the boon to China that the takeover of Hong Kong represents; China's increase in military strength; and its sale of weapons to U.S. adversaries.

In order to save her baby sister, fourteen-year-old Chu Ju leaves her rural home in modern China and earns food and shelter by working on a sampan, tending silk worms, and planting rice seedlings, while wondering if she will ever see her family again.

Tells the stories of individual Chinese men and women now that the Cultural Revolution is over.

Describes the life of a twelve-year-old from rural northeast China and the ways her life is different from when her mother was a child.

Text and photographs present the home, work, school, recreation, and day-to-day activities of the Chen family who lives in a city in the Guangdong province of China.

A survey of the people, history, geography, and achievements of China.

Presents personal stories describing the Chinese experience during the last half of the century.