Evolution of power : China's struggle, survival, and success / edited by Xiaobing Li and Xiansheng Tian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Li, Xiaobing, 1954-

Tian, Xiansheng.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History--1976-2002.

China.

China--History--2002-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : Lexington Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Evolution of Power: China's Struggle, Survival, and Success, edited by Xiaobing Li and Xiansheng Tian, brings together scholars from multiple disciplines to provide a comprehensive look at China's rapid socio-economic transformation and the dramatic changes in its political institution and culture.

Contents:

Contents; Note on Transliteration; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Evolution of the Revolution: From Mao to Deng; 1 Local Revolution, Grassroots Mobilization, and Wartime Power Shift to the Rise of Communism; 2 Mao Zedong and the CCP; 3 Mao's Death and Hua Guofeng's Tragedy; 4 Personality and Politics; Part Two: Mountain Moving and Reconstruction: From Deng to Jiang; 5 Deng's Reform; 6 Grooming the Titan; 7 Freedom of Speech and China's Democratization; 8 Jiang Zemin; Part Three: Institution, Regulation, and Globalization: From Jiang to Hu

9 Mapping the Power-Capital Economy10 Political Institutionalization and New Civil-Military Relations; 11 Legal Reform under Jiang Zemin; 12 One System, Two Frames; 13 Hu Jintao's Rhetoric on Building a Modern Humane Government; Part Four: Struggle, Society, and Stability: From Hu to Xi; 14 China's Evolving Civil Society and Grassroots Empowerment; 15 The Internet and Public Opinion; 16 When Chongqing Challenges Beijing; 17 Unity and Stability; Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-5667-1

0-7391-8498-9

OCLC:

864899546