num_pages: 360
description: This book examines the important theme of reform and reconstruction in twentieth century China, focusing particularly on the Deng era. Chapters are organized around three crucial issues: (i) the extent and limits of state control over economic, social, and cultural life; (ii) prospects for the development of a civil society separate from state control;and (iii) the struggle to define a Chinese national identity which takes China's ethnic diversity into consideration.
language: English
title: Reconstructing Twentieth-Century China: State Control, Civil Society, and National Identity
titlecomplete: Reconstructing Twentieth-Century China: State Control, Civil Society, and National Identity (Studies on Contemporary China)
series: Studies on Contemporary China
publisher: Clarendon Press