The new emperors
Subtitle: power and the princelings in China
By: Kerry Brown
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780857733832; 9781780769103
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Politics and government; Elite (Social sciences); Political leadership; Politiker; Politische Führung; Zhongguo-Gongchandang; Politische Elite
Description: China has become the powerhouse of the world economy and home to 1 in 5 of the world's population, yet we know almost nothing of the people who lead it. How does one become the leader of the world's newest superpower? And who holds the real power in the Chinese system? In The New Dragons, the noted China expert Kerry Brown journeys deep into the heart of the secretive Communist Party. China's system might have its roots in peasant rebellion but it is now firmly under the control of a power-conscious Beijing elite, almost half of whose members are related directly to former senior Party leaders.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-240) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction:; title: The networked leadership --; title: Power and the politburo --; title: The long and winding road to the Eighteenth Party Congress --; title: The new emperor : Xi Jinping --; title: The lawyer : Premier Li Keqiang --; title: The stars around the two suns : the other five --; title: The contradictions of modern China : ideology and its role.