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

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On October 1, 2009, the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding. And what an eventful and tumultuous six decades it had been. During that time, under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China was transformed from one of the world's poorest countries into the world's fastest growing major economy, and from a weak state barely able to govern or protect its own territory to a rising power that is challenging the United States for global influence. Over those same years, the PRC also experienced the most deadly famine in human history, caus.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Politics in China; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; Politics in China; Introduction; 1 Studying Chinese Politics; PART IThe Political History of Modern China; 2 From Empire to People's Republic; 3 Mao Zedong in Power (1949-1976); 4 Deng Xiaoping and His Successors (1976 to the Present); PART II Ideology, Governance, Law, and Political Economy; 5 Ideology and China's Political Development; 6 China's Communist Party-State: The Structure and Dynamics of Power; 7 China's Legal System; 8 China's Political Economy.

PART III Politics and Policy in Action9 Rural China: Reform and Resistance; 10 Urban China: Change and Contention; 11 Policy Case Study: The Arts; 12 Policy Case Study: The Environment; 13 Policy Case Study: Public Health; 14 Population Policy; PART IV Politics on China's Periphery; 15 Tibet; 16 Xinjiang; 17 Hong Kong; 18 Taiwan; Timeline of Modern Chinese Political History; Glossary; Index.

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