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If I recall it correctly, it was Napoleon who once described China as a sleeping giant. In our own times, the giant has woken up, and the awakening naturally brings with it a demand for greater knowledge of this increasingly important country. China Today attempts to satisfy that demand. The work of 80 contributors, nearly all ethnically Chinese but employed in US universities, it comprises 239 entries, averaging between 1,000 and 1,500 words, and covers the period from 1949 to the present (late 2004), but more especially since 1978. It incorporates several articles on Taiwan, a feature that can be...
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