Yin Jiaqi and China's Struggle for Democracy

1. Auflage 1991
ISBN: 978-0-87332-781-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 357 g

In the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen incident, Yin Jiagi has emerged as a leading Chinese dissident and theorist of the Democracy Movement. This collection of essays documents his views on a range of subjects, crucial to China's future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bachman, David M.

Yang, Dali L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Restaurierung, Konservierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 1980; Chapter 1 On Abolishing “Lifetime Tenure”; Chapter 2 “Imperial Power” and “Imperial Position”: Two Characteristics of Autocracy; Part 2 1982; Chapter 3 The Constitution from a Long-term View; Part 3 1983; Chapter 4 On the Leadership Responsibility System; Part 4 1986; Chapter 5 Science Is the “World of Three-Nos”; Chapter 6 In Pursuit of Truth and Beauty; Chapter 7 Further Reflections on the “Cultural Revolution”; Chapter 8 Conversation with Guangming ribao Correspondent on China's Political Structural Reform; Chapter 9 The Cultural Background to China's Political Structural Reform; Part 5 1987; Chapter 10 The Scientific Meaning of the “Separation of Party and Government”; Part 6 1988; Chapter 11 China Is No Longer a Dragon; Chapter 12 How China Can Become Prosperous; Chapter 13 The Concept of “Omnipotence” Is a Serious Obstacle to China's Progress; Chapter 14 From “Traditional” to “Democratic” Politics—On China's Political Modernization; Chapter 15 The Fundamental Question of Ownership Merits Study; Chapter 16 A Conversation with Professor Wen Yuankai; Part 7 1989 Before the Democracy Movement; Chapter 17 Enlightenment from “Plymouth Rock”; Chapter 18 Two Bases of Social Justice; Chapter 19 Democratic Politics Is Both the “Politics of Procedures” and the “Politics of Responsibility”; Part 8 1989 The Democracy Movement; Chapter 20 The May 17 Declaration; Chapter 21 Solve China's Current Problems with Democracy and the Rule of Law; Chapter 22 An Open Letter en Route to France; Chapter 23 The Massacre Has Dashed All Hopes About the Chinese Regime; Chapter 24 A Letter to Heads of State; Chapter 25 China Is Not a “Republic”; Chapter 26 On the June 4 Massacre and China's Crisis;

Über Autor(innen)

David Bachman, Dali L. Yang