1st Edition
Politics in China since 1949 Legitimizing Authoritarian Rule
By Robert Weatherley
Copyright 2006
224 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Since the victory of the 1949 revolution the incumbency of the Chinese Communist Party has been characterized by an almost relentless struggle to legitimize its monopoly on political power. During the Mao era, attempts to derive legitimacy focused primarily on mass participation in political affairs, a blend of Marxist and nationalist ideology, and the charismatic authority of Mao Zedong. The... Read more
Map of the People’s Republic of China. Biography of Chinese Leaders. Introduction 1. Legitimising the New Regime: The Early Post-Revolutionary Years 2. Mass Participation and Mass Legitimacy: The Great Leap Forward 3. A Crisis of Legitimacy: The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution 4. Redefining Party Legitimacy: The Succession to Mao and the Rise of Deng 5. New Era New Crisis: Problems of Legitimacy in the 1980s 6. In Search of New Paradigms of Legitimacy: China Since Tiananmen. Conclusion
Biography
Robert Weatherley
