Probing China's soul
Subtitle: religion, politics, and protest in the People's Republic
By: Julia Ching.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1990
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Freedom of religion -- China.; China -- Intellectual life -- 1976-; China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002.
Description: The author probes the soul of China starting with the formation of the Communist Party in Shanghai in 1921. She distinguishes clearly between the legacy of Chinese tradition and the innovations of Marxism. Outlines the power struggles under Mai Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, the causes and effects of the Cultural Revolution, the nature of both dissent and its repression in China and the student protests, and the feasibility of Chinese democracy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-263) and index.