What do the Chinese mean when they say that their political systems is "democratic"? With recent improvements in relations between China and the West, this question is basic to an understanding of the Chinese people in their state. In Chinese Democracy, Andrew Nathan investigates in depth the nature and meaning of "democracy" in China today, beginning with a vivid history of the short-lived Democracy Movement of 1978-1981, when groups of young people in a number of Chinese cities started issuing outspoken publications and ...
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What do the Chinese mean when they say that their political systems is "democratic"? With recent improvements in relations between China and the West, this question is basic to an understanding of the Chinese people in their state. In Chinese Democracy, Andrew Nathan investigates in depth the nature and meaning of "democracy" in China today, beginning with a vivid history of the short-lived Democracy Movement of 1978-1981, when groups of young people in a number of Chinese cities started issuing outspoken publications and putting up posters detailing their complaints and opinions. Nathan constructs--for the first time--a poignant picture of this burst of liberal activity, and at the same time he shows how distinctly Chinese it was and how the roots of its failure lay as much in history as in current political necessity. readers of this book will gain a new perspective on the nature of democracy as the Chinese practice it.
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Very good. No dust jacket. some light wear to edges of cover, red marker dot on lower page block; text and binding fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 336 p.
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Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket is in brodart, light wear. Boards have light wear. Usual library markings. Book is marked "Withdrawn." Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
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Good, good. 313, chronology, notes, index, some underlining and marginal comments. An investigation into the nature and meaning of democracy in China today with a report on the remarkable but short-lived Democracy Movement.
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Fine in Fine jacket. KNOPF, 1985. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine jacket, but for red pen mark to top edge. A clean, tight copy with price intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector.