China since Tiananmen
Subtitle: From Deng Xiaoping to Hu Jintao (Cambridge Modern China Series)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 31, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780521686051
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political Science; History - General History; Politics/International Relations; Asia - China; Government - Comparative; Political Science / General; General; 1976-2002; China; History; Political leadership; Politics and government; Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989
Description: "In a new edition of his analysis of political and social change in China since the crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989, Joseph Fewsmith traces developments since 2001. These include the continuing reforms during the final years of Jiang Zemin's premiership and Hu Jintao's succession in 2002. Here the author also considers social trends and how Chinese citizens are starting to have a significant influence on government policies. As Fewsmith - a highly regarded political scientist and a seasoned China-watcher - observes, China is a very different place today than it was eighteen years ago. In the interim, it has emerged from isolation to become one of the most significant players on the world stage.

This book - more than any other - explains the forces that have shaped China since Tiananmen."--Jacket.