The politics of China
Subtitle: sixty years of the people's republic of China
By: [edited by] Roderick MacFarquhar
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 675
ISBN-13: 9780521196932; 9780521145312
Subjects: Politics and government; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International
Description: "Thirty years ago, China was emerging from one of the most traumatic periods in its history. The Chinese people had been ravaged by long years of domestic struggle, terrible famine and economic and political isolation. Today, China has the world's second largest economy and is a major player in global diplomacy. This volume, written by some of the leading experts in the field, tracks China's extraordinary transformation from the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, through the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and  the death of Chairman Mao, to its dynamic rise as a superpower in the twenty-first century. The latest edition of the book includes a new introduction and a seventh chapter which focuses on the legacy of Deng Xiaoping, the godfather of China's transformation, under his successors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao. Under Mao, China challenged the outside world ideologically and militarily. Today China's challenge as an economic and diplomatic superpower may prove even more formidable. As a comprehensive and authoritative appraisal of China's last sixty years, this book will be invaluable for professionals working in the region and for students assessing what China will mean for their futures"--

"Thirty years ago, China was a basket case, ravaged by long years of domestic political struggle and the worst famine in human history. Today China has the world's second largest economy and is a major player in world diplomacy. Is China a threat or will it rise peacefully? This volume has been written by leading experts to explain China's extraordinary transformation and to give readers a basis for assessing what China will mean for their lives"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction Roderick MacFarquhar; 1. The establishment and consolidation of the new regime, 1949-57 Frederick C. Teiwes; 2. The Great Leap Forward and the split in Yan'an leadership, 1958-65 Kenneth Leiberthal ; 3. The Chinese state in crisis, 1966-9 Harry Harding; 4. The succession to Mao and the end of Maoism, 1969-82 Roderick MacFarquhar; 5. The road to Tiananmen: Chinese politics in the 1980s Richard Baum; 6. Reaction, resurgence, and succession: Chinese politics since Tiananmen Joseph Fewsmith; 7. Globalization and governance under Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao Alice Miller.