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China Acknowledgments
The authors wish to acknowledge their use and adaptation of
several chapters from the 1981 edition of China: A Country
Study, edited by Frederica M. Bunge and Rinn-Sup Shinn. In
particular, substantial parts of the following chapters were
incorporated by the authors of the new edition: Martin Weil's
"Physical Environment and Population," Joel N. Glassman's
"Education and Culture," Thomas R. Gottschang's "Industry" and
"Trade and Transportation," Rinn-Sup Shinn's "Party and
Government," and David G. Barlow and Daniel W. Wagner's "Public
Order and Internal Security."
The authors also are indebted to a number of individuals in
the United States government and in international, diplomatic, and
private organizations who gave of their time and special knowledge
on Chinese affairs to provide research data and perspective. Those
who were particularly helpful were Judith Banister of the United
States Bureau of the Census; Paul Schroeder of the Map Library,
Department of State; Edward P. Parris of the Department of Defense;
Chi Wang of the Asian Division, Library of Congress; and Constance
A. Johnson of the Far Eastern Law Library, Library of Congress. The
photographs that illustrate this study were generously contributed
by a variety of individuals and public and private organizations.
All have been credited in the captions. In particular, Liu Haiming
of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China assisted in making
available numerous photographs on diverse subjects. None of the
aforementioned individuals or their organizations, however, are
responsible for the contents of the book.
The authors also wish to express their appreciation to members
of the staff of the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress,
who contributed to the preparation of the book. Foremost among
these was Barbara L. Dash, who meticulously reviewed the text.
Without her assistance the entire effort would not have been as
complete and as finely tuned as it has come to be. Ms. Dash was
assisted in editing by Martha E. Hopkins and Glenn E. Curtis.
Mervin J. Shello and Ly H. Burnham examined specialized and
technical sections of the manuscript, and Carolina E. Forrester
reviewed textual references to China's geography and scrutinized
the maps that appear in this volume. David P. Cabitto, Sandra K.
Cotugno, and Kimberly Lord provided copious graphic arts support.
Tracy M. Henry assisted on numerous phases of the book including
word processing of chapter texts, formatting and typing much of the
tabular data, and proof reading. Alberta Jones King, Barbara
Edgerton, and Izella Watson diligently provided word processing.
Richard F. Nyrop reviewed all parts of the book and made valuable
suggestions throughout its development.
Others who contributed to this edition were Paulette A.
Marshall, who designed the cover and chapter illustrations; Teresa
E. Kamp, who prepared several of the maps; and Editorial Experts,
which did the index. Andrea T. Merrill made a very important
contribution to the overall consistency and quality of the book in
performing the final, prepublication review. Also, the late John G.
Early, head of the Printing and Processing Section, Library of
Congress, was instrumental in establishing procedures for
typesetting the final text. Peggy F. Pixley, of the same section,
directed the actual typesetting which was accomplished by Diann
Johnson.
Data as of July 1987
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