400 Pages
by
Routledge
A concise introduction to the political, economic, and social factors that determine China's government. Highly respected specialist June Teufel Dreyer offers expert analysis of the challenges facing China's economic, legal, military, social, and cultural institutions while examining the historical context and current trends. China's Political System asks readers to think about the broader problem of governance in China by comprehensively showing how the past and present impact leaders, citizens, ethnic minorities, and policies.
Detailed Contents, Preface, CHAPTER 1 Introduction, CHAPTER 2 The Chinese Tradition, CHAPTER 3 Reformers,Warlords, and Communists, CHAPTER 4 The Communist Road to Power, CHAPTER 5 PRC Politics under Mao: 1949–1976, CHAPTER 6 PRC Politics in the Post-Mao Era: 1976–2010, CHAPTER 7 The Politics of the Economy, CHAPTER 8 Crime and Punishment: The Legal System of the PRC, CHAPTER 9 The Role of the Military, CHAPTER 10 Education, CHAPTER 11 Quality-of-Life Issues: Health, Demography, and the Environment, CHAPTER 12 Conformity and Dissent: The Arts, the Media, and Social Control, CHAPTER 13 Ethnic Minorities and National Integration, CHAPTER 14 Foreign Policy, CHAPTER 15 Conclusions, Useful Websites, Index
Biography
June Deyer University of Miami.
