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Politics in China - An Introduction, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Politics in China - An Introduction, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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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, caused largely by the actions and inactions of its
political leaders. Not long after, there was a collapse of
government authority that pushed the country to the brink of (and
in some places actually into) civil war and anarchy. Today, China
is, for the most part, peaceful, prospering, and proud. This is the
China that was on display for the world to see during the Beijing
Olympics in 2008. The CCP maintains a firm grip on power through a
combination of popular support largely based on its recent record
of promoting rapid economic growth and harsh repression of
political opposition. Yet, the party and country face serious
challenges on many fronts, including a slowing economy,
environmental desecration, pervasive corruption, extreme
inequalities, and a rising tide of social protest. Politics in
China is an authoritative introduction to how the world's most
populous nation and rapidly rising global power is governed today.
Written by leading China scholars, the book's chapters offers
accessible overviews of major periods in China's modern political
history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, key topics
in contemporary Chinese politics, and developments in four
important areas located on China's geographic periphery: Tibet,
Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
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