Description
Book SynopsisUpdated in its eleventh edition, China's Political System continues to engage readers in the pursuit of greater understanding of Chinese politics past and present, providing accessible insight into the important policy problems. Throughout the text, June Teufel Dreyer challenges students to think about the broader problem of governance in China by comprehensively showing how past and present impacts leaders, citizens, ethnic minorities, and policies, leading to incisive considerations on the different futures for China's political system. When instructors teach from this textbook, they benefit from Dreyer's expert analysis of historical context and current trends to show how this transition is challenging China's economic, legal, military, social, and cultural institutions.
New to the Eleventh Edition:
- Discussion on the CCP's hundredth birthday celebration including Xi Jinping's strident speech.
- Tensions in South China and East China seas and Wolf War
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. The Chinese Tradition 3. Reformers, Warlords, and Communists 4. PRC Politics Under Mao: 1949–1976 5. Deng Xiaoping and His Protégés: 1976–2012 6. The Era of Xi Jinping 7. The Politics of the Economy 8. Crime and Punishment: The Legal System of the PRC 9. The Role of the Military 10. Education 11. Quality-of-Life Issues: Health, Demography, and the Environment 12. Conformity and Dissent: The Arts, the Media, and Social Control 13. Ethnic Minorities and National Integration 14. Foreign Policy 15. Conclusions
