Anthropologist Wolf presents largely anecdotal information on lives of both rural and urban women in selected communities. In spite of close surveillance by government she elicits much data on work, gender, family and community relations and attitudes from the women in her study. The book is especially useful in highlighting differences in rural-urban women's lives. Zhang, Ming, Major Powers at a Crossroads , Lynne Rieanee Pub., 1995. Examines economic interdependence and an Asia Pacific Security Community.
Primary focus is upon Russia, China, U.S. and Japan as major actors.