Size and diversity

"Tradition" and "modern": A non-categorical perspective
 

• Geography

 
• Traditional Chinese Politics

Bureaucracy and meritocracy

Centralism and regionalism
 

• Traditional Chinese Society

Economic growth: agriculture, landed wealth, industry and commerce

Urban vs. rural China
 

• Thought and Culture

Evolution of Confucianism

The gender issue

"Multiculturalism" and assimilation
 

• Conclusions