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Political and Social Change in China Since 1978 (Hardcover, New)
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Political and Social Change in China Since 1978 (Hardcover, New)
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The evolution of economic organization, political authority, and
social values in post-Mao China is the focus of this distinguished
investigation which challenges standard interpretations of
contemporary China. Mao's death in 1976 made possible a shift from
movement politics that produced a gradual dissolution of
pre-existing factions and allowed a redefined political agenda to
emerge. This post-Mao agenda, in which the notion of class struggle
as the key link was explicitly repudiated, formed the foundation
for China's post-1978 modernization program. Burton describes this
program as post-socialist, arguing that socialism as a definitive
category has become irrelevant. He contends that demands for the
reform of China's system of economic organization were the direct
result of the failure of the Party's post-revolutionary political
agenda and that subsequent economic improvements led to calls for
modernization of the nation's structure of political authority. The
author also describes the dramatic transformation of prevalent
social values that has occurred during the same period. The
original research and extensive use of vernacular sources, as well
as Burton's multi-disciplinary and integrative approach make this
volume required reading for students and scholars of contemporary
politics, the sociology of China, and contemporary Chinese thought.
Political and Social Change in China Since 1978 will fill the
background information gap for generalists intrigued by recent
events in China.
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