Collective resistance in China
Subtitle: why popular protests succeed or fail
By: Yongshun Cai.
Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center; Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780804763394; 9780804763400
Subjects: Social movements -- China; Protest movements -- China; Political participation -- China; China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002; China -- Politics and government -- 2002-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Social conflicts and collective resistance in China; title: Obstacles to successful resistance in China; title: Issue linkage and effective resistance; title: Social networks and effective resistance; title: The power of disruptive collective action; title: The limits of disruptive tactics : the use of violence; title: Popular resistance and policy adjustment.