Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Introduction (7th Edition)

Wang, James C.F.

ISBN 10: 0130907820 / ISBN 13: 9780130907820

Published by Pearson (edition 7), 2001

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It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Introduction (7th Edition)
• Publisher: Pearson (edition 7)
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130907820
• ISBN 13: 9780130907820
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 7.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date book provides information and analysis for a complete examination of contemporary China and its political and economic developments. Chapter topics include the origin and rise of the Chinese communist movement: from military communism to Deng's reforms; the erosion of Chinese communist ideology: Marxism-Leninism, Mao's thought, Dengism, and the thinking of Jiang Zemin; political institutions of the party-state: structural issues and the policy process; Elites and the Cadre System: leadership style, factionalism, succession, and recruitment; reform for a creditable Socialist legal system; provincial and local politics: centralism versus regionalism, national minorities, and the case of Tibet; Greater China: reversion of Hong Kong and Macao, and the Pearl River delta regional development, and the Taiwan Question; The military's role in Chinese politics; democracy, dissent, and the Tiananmen mass movement; the politics of modernization: rural and urban economic reforms; and the politics of modernization: education, science and technology, the open door policy, and the intellectuals. For individuals interested in Chinese politics.