Sixty years ago, China was one of the poorest countries in the world, populated mostly by rural peasants, and still suffering from more than a century of internal turmoil and international humiliation. Today, China is a rapidly modernizing economic dynamo with growing global influence. Politics in China is an authoritative introduction to how this transformation occurred, and how China is governed today. Written by an international team of highly-regarded China scholars, each chapter offers an accessible overview of a key topic in Chinese politics. INDICE: Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; 1.: Studying Chinese Politics (William A. Joseph); PART I: POLITICAL HISTORY ; 2.: From Empire to People's Republic (R. Keith Schoppa); 3.: Mao Zedong in Power (1949 - 1976) (Frederick C.Teiwes); 4.: Deng Xiaoping and His Successors (1976 - the present) (Bruce Gilley); PART II: IDEOLOGY, GOVERNANCE, AND POLITICAL ECONOMY; 5.: Ideology and Chinese Politics (William A. Joseph); 6.: China's Communist Party-State: The Structure of Power (Cheng Li); 7.: China's Political Economy (David Zweig); PARTIII: POLITICS AND POLICY IN ACTION; 8.: Rural China: Reform and Resistance (John James Kennedy); 9.: Urban China: Change and Contention (William Hurst); 10.: Policy Case Studies:; a. The Arts (Richard C. Kraus); b. The Environment (Katherine Morton); c. Public Health (Joan Kaufman); d. Population (Tyrene White); PART IV: POLITICS ON CHINA'S PERIPHERY; 11.: Politics on China's Periphery:; a. Tibet (Robert Barnett); b. Hong Kong (Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo); c. Taiwan (Shelley Rigger); d. Xinjiang (Gardner Bovingdon); Timeline of Modern Chinese Political History; Glossary; About the Contributors; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-533530-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 29/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés