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Understanding Chinese Politics
Collins, Neil; Cottey, Andrew
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Description for Understanding Chinese Politics
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive introduction to China's political system, outlining the major features of the Chinese model and highlighting its claims and challenges. Num Pages: 224 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
The Chinese political system is the subject of much media and popular comment in part because China supports an economy with an apparently inexorable dynamic and impressive record of achievement. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to China’s political system, outlining the major features of the Chinese model and highlighting its claims and challenges. It explores the central role of the Communist Party in the country’s politics and the way in which the Party controls most elements of the political system. The book also draws parallels with previous historical periods in China’s history. Finally, it addresses the question of ... Read more
The Chinese political system is the subject of much media and popular comment in part because China supports an economy with an apparently inexorable dynamic and impressive record of achievement. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to China’s political system, outlining the major features of the Chinese model and highlighting its claims and challenges. It explores the central role of the Communist Party in the country’s politics and the way in which the Party controls most elements of the political system. The book also draws parallels with previous historical periods in China’s history. Finally, it addresses the question of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719084287
SKU
V9780719084287
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About Collins, Neil; Cottey, Andrew
Neil Collins is Professor and Head of the Department of Government, University College, Cork, Ireland Andrew Cottey is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government, University College, Cork, Ireland -- .
Reviews for Understanding Chinese Politics
"This volume is brief, yet comprehensive. Moreover, the authors skilfully place their discussions on contemporary Chinese politics within the historical context, especially the brutal wars and thoughtful revolutions that gave birth to the current regime. Such a historical perspective is a necessity to anyone who wants to understand the many apparent puzzles and paradoxes related to Chinese Politics" (Yu ... Read more