{"product_id":"rejuvenating-communism-9780472075577","title":"Rejuvenating Communism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking for the administration remains one of the most coveted career paths for young Chinese. This book seeks to understand what motivates young and educated Chinese to commit to a long-term career in the party-state and how this question is central to the Chinese regime’s ability to maintain its cohesion and survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Doyon has produced a first-rate study that not only offers a persuasive conceptual framework on how the Party renews itself through a complex system of youth recruitment and retention, but also raises thought-provoking questions on some of the key contentious issues in Chinese elite politics.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe China Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverview of the Argument\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Youth Organizations in Contemporary China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeeing like a Young Cadre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: Becoming a Student Cadre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent cadres at the center of the student-management apparatus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommitment is rewarded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: Student Leaders as a Rogue Minority\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent leaders’ narrowing social circles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivating their Party Spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe “bureaucratization” of student cadres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: Sponsorship Networks in Elite Universities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClientelism at Peking University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChains of sponsorship ties in elite universities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn elite within the elite: the political career of student leaders from Peking University and Tsinghua University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: Starting a Political Career on Campus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Counselor System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounselors as officials in training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting a political career outside the university\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: Youth League Officials as Future Party-state Leaders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe perfect reserve cadres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivating a role as leaders-to-be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: Towards a Diffuse Allegiance to the Party-State\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach posting entails diverse personal ties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurnover and the multiplication of personal networks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: Commitment and Allegiance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LUP - University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037121118551,"sku":"9780472075577","price":64.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780472075577.jpg?v=1750934517","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rejuvenating-communism-9780472075577","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}