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Politics in China - An Introduction, Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
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Politics in China - An Introduction, Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd 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. The third
edition of Politics in China has been extensively revised,
thoroughly updated, and includes a new chapter on the internet and
Politics in China. It 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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