Background
Crespigny, Richard Rafe Champion De was born on March 16, 1936 in Adelaide, Australia.
(The history of China in the twentieth century has been do...)
The history of China in the twentieth century has been dominated by the struggle for security and prosperity. The pressures of population and foreign competition destroyed the traditional structures of power and belief, and after forty years of rule, the Communist Party is now faced with a crisis of confidence brought on by the many obstacles to development, the collapse of the Eastern Block, and the spread of liberal ideas. Tracing the key political, social, and economic events, this overview provides an accessible introduction to China's recent past and the problems it must face in the near future.
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academic administrator educator
Crespigny, Richard Rafe Champion De was born on March 16, 1936 in Adelaide, Australia.
Master of Arts, Cambridge University, England, 1961. Bachelor in Oriental Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, 1962. Master of Arts, Australian National University, Canberra, 1964.
Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra, 1968.
With faculty Asian studies, Australian National U., since 1965; reader in Chinese, Australian National U., since 1973; dean Asian studies, Australian National U., 1979-1982; master university house, Australian National U., since 1991. Secretary-general 28 INternat. Congress Orientalists, Canberra, 1971.
(The history of China in the twentieth century has been do...)
(The history of China in the twentieth century has been do...)
Fellow Australian Academy Humanities. Member Chinese Studies Association Australia (president 1999-2001).
S, Richard Geoffrey and Kathleen Cavanagh (Cudmore) Champion de C. Married Christa Charlotte Boltz, May 17, 1959. Children: Christine Anne Young, Richard Mark.