Zheng Contemporary China

A History since 1978
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-53801-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World

Using new research and considering a multidisciplinary set offactors, Contemporary China offers a comprehensiveexploration of the making of contemporary China.
* Provides a unique perspective on China, incorporating newlypublished materials from within and outside China, in English andChinese. Discusses both the societal and economic aspects ofChina's development, and how these factors have affectedChinese elite politics
* Includes coverage of recent political scandals such as thedismissal of Bo Xilai and the intrigue surrounding the 18thNational Congress elections in late 2012
* Discusses the reasons for--and ramifications of--thegap that exists between western perceptions of China and Chinaitself

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zheng, Yongnian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables vii
Series Editor's Preface ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
1 The Maoist Legacy 1
2 Elite Politics 21
3 Economic Reform 43
4 Globalization 63
5 Civil Society 83
6 Social Discontent 101
7 Cultural Changes 121
8 De Facto Federalism 139
9 Social Policy Reform 161
10 Bureaucracy and Governance 181
11 Democratization 195
Selected Bibliography 215
Index 229

Über Autor(innen)

Yongnian Zheng is Professor and Director of East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore. He has authored many books, including The Chinese Communist Party as Organizational Emperor, Will China Become Democratic?, Globalization and State Transformation in China, and Discovering Chinese Nationalism in China. He has also edited and co-edited several volumes, and is a columnist for newspapers in Hong Kong and Singapore.