Why is contemporary China such a politically contentious place? Relying on the memories of the survivors of the worst catastrophe of Maoist rule and documenting the rise of resistance and protest at the grassroots level, this book explains how the terror, hunger, and loss of the socialist past influences the way in which people in the deep countryside see and resist state power in the reform era up to the present-day repression of the People's Republic of China central government. Ralph A. Thaxton, Jr provides us with a ...
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Why is contemporary China such a politically contentious place? Relying on the memories of the survivors of the worst catastrophe of Maoist rule and documenting the rise of resistance and protest at the grassroots level, this book explains how the terror, hunger, and loss of the socialist past influences the way in which people in the deep countryside see and resist state power in the reform era up to the present-day repression of the People's Republic of China central government. Ralph A. Thaxton, Jr provides us with a worm's-eye view of an 'unknown China' - a China that cannot easily or fully be understood through made-in-the-academy theories and frameworks of why and how rural people have engaged in contentious politics. This book is a truly unique and disturbing look at how rural people relate to an authoritarian political system in a country that aspires to become a stable world power.
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Like New. In nearly new condition: bright, crisp and clean with no creases. Looks and feels unread. Just a small publisher 'damaged' stamp at the prelims. Nonetheless not showing any defects. Thus a very nice copy, now offered for sale at a very reasonable price.
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New. 496 p. Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics . 2 Maps; 14 Halftones, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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New. This book shows how memories of Mao era suffering drive popular resistance to state power in authoritarian China. Series: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 14 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152...2016. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
