1st Edition
Chinese Politics and Society An Introduction
358 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
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An introduction to Chinese Politics which provides an accessible overview of the structures and dynamics of Chinese politics today. Concentrating on the era since 1949, the text takes a look at politics in the widest sense, analysing political institutions within the crucial broader context of Chinese history and the pressures of social, economic and cultural changes.
- Introduction: China in Context
- Approaches to the Study of Chinese Politics
- The Making of the Chinese Revolution: A Brief History
- Problems of Transition
- The Chinese State and Political Institutions
- Political Mobilisation and Participation
- The Chinese Economy I: Growth to Stagnation
- The Chinese Economy II: Stagnation to Growth
- China and the World
- The Civil-Military Relations
- Education, Art and Culture
- Ethnicity, Nation and the Party-State
- Environment and Demography
- Perspectives for the Future
Biography
Flemming Christiansen, Shirin M. Rai
