Description
Book SynopsisUtilizing data from the World Values Survey, the contributors to this collection explore the potential soft power of China by examining its residents’ social values. A study of changes and continuities in the values of Chinese citizens, the book examines findings in the context of evolutionary modernization theory and cross-national comparison.
Trade ReviewThis is a very timely study of changing political values in China based on the most recent wave of the World Values Survey in 2018. With Ronald F. Inglehart’s recent passing, it is a fitting tribute to him." - Bruce J. Dickson, George Washington University
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China as Number One? is firmly set in a prominent and influential theoretical frame of modernization theory, or evolutionary modernization theory, and makes important theoretical contributions to the ongoing debate on the relationship among economic development, cultural change, and democratization. The volume provides very rich contextual information and in-depth discussions about Chinese culture, politics, and society, which are not easily available in other works on China." - Jie Chen, Southern University of Science and Technology and James Madison University
"This book examines the changes and continuities in mass political and cultural values in a rising/modernizing China using various waves of the World Value Surveys, and in the process addresses the important question of whether China can become the world’s leading nation from the perspective of soft power. The book will be of great interest to scholars of Chinese politics, political culture, and public opinion, as well as journalists and the general public." - Haifeng Huang, University of California, Merced
Table of Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Preface, Mary E. Gallagher and Yang Zhong
- Chapter 1. Introduction, Ronald Inglehart and Yang Zhong
- Chapter 2. Democratic Authoritarianism: A Study of Chinese Political Orientations. Wenfang Tang
- Chapter 3. Political Participation in China, Lingnan He and Dali L. Yang
- Chapter 4 Postmaterialism in China, Yu Yan
- Chapter 5. Contained Emancipative Values: Waves of Conservative and Liberal Trends in China, John James
- Chapter 6. The Rise and Fall of Trust in Transitional China, Alfred M. Wu, Eduardo Araral, and Biao Huang
- Chapter 7. Attitudes toward Religion, Science and Technology in China, Yang Zhong
- Chapter 8. Conclusions, Yang Zhong and Ronald Inglehart
- Contributors’ Biographies
- Bibliography
