The Politics of China
Subtitle: The Eras of Mao and Deng
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 13, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 620
ISBN-13: 9780521588638
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Modern - 20th Century; History & Theory - General; Political Science; History - General History; History: World; China; Political Process - General; Asia - China; China--Politics and government--1949-; History / China; History / Modern / 20th Century; History-Modern - 20th Century; Political Science-Political Process - General; 1949-; Politics and government
First sentence: When the People's Republic of China (PRC) was formally established on 1 October 1949 the nation's new leaders faced daunting problems.