Chinese Politics

Chinese Politics

Hays, Peter
Rosen, Stanley

Editorial Routledge
Fecha de edición enero 2010 · Edición nº 1

Idioma inglés

EAN 9780415564038
279 páginas
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Written by a team of leading China scholars this text interrogates the dynamics of state power and legitimation in 21st Century China.

Despite the continuing economic successes and rising international prestige of China there has been increasing social protests over corruption, land seizures, environmental concerns, and homeowner movements. Such political contestation presents an opportunity to explore the changes occurring in China today what are the goals of political contestation, how are Chinese Communist Party leaders legitimizing their rule, who are the specific actors involved in contesting state legitimacy today and what are the implications of changing state-society relations for the future viability of the People's Republic?

Key subjects covered include:

the legitimacy of the Communist Party
internet censorship
ethnic resistance
rural and urban contention
nationalism
youth culture
labour relations.
Chinese Politics is an essential read for all students and scholars of contemporary China as well as those interested in the dynamics of political and social change.

Biografía del autor

Peter Hays Gries is the Director of the Institute for U.S.-China Issues at the University of Oklahoma, USA. His many publications include China's New Nationalism: Pride, Politics, and Diplomacy and State and Society in 21st Century China: Crisis, Contention, and Legitimation.

Biografía del autor

Stanley Rosen is the director or the East Asian Studies Center and a professor of political science at the University of Southern California, USA.




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