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Social protest and contentious authoritarianism in China / Xi Chen.
Van Pelt Library HN740.Z9 S6234 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chen, Xi, 1972 September 6-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social conflict--China.
- Social conflict.
- Protest movements--China.
- Protest movements.
- China.
- China--Politics and government--1976-2002.
- Politics and government.
- China--Politics and government--2002-.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 241 pages : illustrations, ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- Xi Chen explores the dramatic rise in, and routinization of, social protests in China since the early 1990s.
- Contents:
- Part I A Contentious Society
- 1 Introduction 3
- 2 The Surge in Social Protests from a Historical Perspective 27
- Part II Political Opportunity Structure
- 3 Market Reforms and State Strategies 59
- 4 The Xinfang System and Political Opportunity 87
- Part III Protest Strategies and Tactics
- 5 Between Defiance and Obedience 135
- 6 "Troublemaking" Tactics and Their Efficacy 159
- Part IV Conclusion
- 7 Reflections and Speculations 189.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-234) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107014862
- 1107014867
- OCLC:
- 773038346
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