Politics in China : an introduction / edited by William A. Joseph.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Joseph, William A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Politics and government.

China.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (557 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Includes, Maps of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet, and Xinjiang, Timeline of Modern Chinese Political History and a glossary of key terms, Charts, tables, figures, and text boxes that focus on important people, events, policies, and issues in Chinese politics, Politics in China is an authoritative introduction to how the world's most populous nation and rapidly rising global power is governed today. Written by leading China scholars, each chapter offers an accessible overview of a key topic in Chinese politics. The opening section provides readers with a firm grounding in China's modern political history, covering the decline and fall of the last imperial dynasty and the rise to power of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the radicalism of the era of Mao Zedong (1949-76), and dramatic economic reforms under firm communist rule carried out by Deng Xiaoping and his successors (1976 to the present). The next section sets the framework of politics in the People's Republic of China (PRC) with chapters on the ideology of the CCP, the structure and dynamics of the political system, the role of law and legal reform, and the policies behind the country's spectacular economic transformation. The book then shifts to discussion of a series of major political issues in China today: reform and resistance in the countryside; change and contention in the cities; the arts and culture; environmental challenges; the public health system; and population policy. The final chapters of the book covers politics in four important areas located on China's geographic periphery: Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The second edition of Politics in China has been extensively revised, thoroughly updated and includes a new chapter on China's legal system. It is essential reading not only for students studying the PRC, but also for any reader interested in learning how China has evolved in recent times, how its political system works, and about the most important challenges it faces in years ahead. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Studying Chinese Politics / William A. Joseph Joseph, William A. 3

Part I The Political History of Modern China

2 From Empire to People's Republic / R. Keith Schoppa Schoppa, R. Keith 41

3 Mao Zedong in Power (1949-1976) / Frederick C. Teiwes Teiwes, Frederick C. 72

4 Deng Xiaoping and His Successors (1976 to the Present) / Bruce Gilley Gilley, Bruce 119

Part II Ideology, Governance, Law, and Political Economy

5 Ideology and China's Political Development / William A. Joseph Joseph, William A. 149

6 China's Communist Party-State: The Structure and Dynamics of Power / Cheng Li Li, Cheng 192

7 China's Legal System / Jacques deLisle deLisle, Jacques 224

8 China's Political Economy / David Zweig Zweig, David 254

Part III Politics and Policy in Action

9 Rural China: Reform and Resistance / John James Kennedy Kennedy, John James 293

10 Urban China: Change and Contention / William Hurst Hurst, William 320

11 Policy Case Study: The Arts / Richard Curt Kraus Kraus, Richard Curt 342

12 Policy Case Study: The Environment / Katherine Morton Morton, Katherine 352

13 Policy Case Study: Public Health / Joan Kaufman Kaufman, Joan 365

14 Population Policy / Tyrene White White, Tyrene 380

Part IV Politics on China's Periphery

15 Tibet / Robert Barnett Barnett, Robert 401

16 Xinjiang / Gardner Bovingdon Bovingdon, Gardner 428

17 Hong Kong / Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo Lo, Sonny Shiu-Hing 452

18 Taiwan / Shelley Rigger Rigger, Shelley 468.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 29, 2014).

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Politics in China : an introduction.

ISBN:

9780199384822

OCLC:

874924791

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