China's Political System: Modernization and Tradition (5th Edition)

Description: This highly respected text demonstrates how the government of China has been significantly affected by attempts to harmonize the unique nature of its indigenous culture with a variety of influences and ideas from the outside world. China faces many challenges to its traditional economic, legal, social, and cultural structures. This text provides students with a clear sense of how this transition is taking place, what its effects on the current leaders and policies are, and how the system might evolve in the future. In this revised edition Dreyer continues to challenge students to think about the larger problems of governance in China by expanding her coverage of such hot topics as the complications inherent in transitioning from a planned economy to a market economy as well as the growing differences between the rich and poor in China.Product IdentifiersPublisherLongman PublishingISBN-100321355105ISBN-139780321355102eBay Product ID (ePID)44671154Product Key FeaturesLanguageEnglishPublication Year2005GenreHistory, Political ScienceNumber of Pages368 PagesDimensionsItem Length9.3in.Item Height0.3in.Item Width7in.Item Weight20.3 OzAdditional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberJq1510.D74 2004Edition DescriptionRevised EditionEdition Number5AuthorJune Teufel DreyerTable of ContentIllustrations. Preface. About the Author. Political Map of China. 1. Introduction. Modernization and Chinese Civilization. Theories of Analysis of Chinese Politics. Theoretical Analysis in the Early Years of the PRC. Theories Engendered by the Cultural Revolution. Post-Mao Theories of Analysis. Conclusions. 2. The Chinese Tradition. Basic Characteristics. The Governmental Structure of Traditional China. The Examination System. Literature and Art. The Role of Law in Traditional China. The Military. The Barbarian Problem. Interpretations of Chinese History. Implications for Industrialization. Conclusions. 3. Reformers, Warlords, and Communists. The New Invasion. The Self-Strengthening Movement. Reform and Revolution. The Reformers. The Reactionaries. The Revolutionaries. The Kuomintang. 4. The Communist Roadto Power. The Early Years: 19191923. The Period of Soviet Control: 19231931. The Jiangxi Soviet: 19311934. The Long March: 19341935. The Xian Incident: 1936. The Second United Front: 19361941. Civil War and Victory: 19411949. 5. PRC Politics Under Mao: 19491976. Consolidation of Power: 19491955. Establishing the Organs of Power. The Hundred Flowers Period: 19561957. The Great Leap Forward and Its Aftermath: 19581961. The Socialist Education Movement: 19621966. The Cultural Revolution: 19661976. The Years of Upheaval: 19661969. Reconstruction: 19701976. 6. PRC Politics in the Post-Mao Era: 19762005. Interregnum: 19761978. Deng Ascendant. The Legacy of Mao. Political Realignment and Policy Readjustment. The Tiananmen Demonstrations, 1989. The Third Generation Assumes Power: China Under Jiang Zemin. The Three Representatives. Civic Organizations. Changing Central-Local Relationships. The Fourth Generation Assumes Power. Conclusions. 7. The Politics of the Economy. Introduction. The Early Years: 19491950. The Socialist Transformation of Agriculture: 19491978. Industrial Policy in the Maoist Era . Modern Industry. Handicrafts. Maoist Economic Policies Assessed. Economic Policy Under Deng Xiaoping. Agricultural Reforms. The Private Sector. More Responsibility for State Enterprises. Reforming the Price System. Reforming the Reforms. New Problems for Dengs Successors. Conclusions. 8. Crime and Punishment: The Legal System of the PRC. Less Than Peaceful Coexistence of the Societal and Jural Models: 19491953. The Jural Model in Ascendance: 19541957. Resurgence of the Societal Model: 19571965. The Societal Model Rampant: 19661976. Law and Justice in the Post-Mao Era: Return to the Jural Model. The New Legal System. Legal Developments. The Trial Process. Mediation. The Penal System. Conclusions. 9. The Role of the Military. Party and Army. Assessing the Maoist Model. The Influence of the Korean War on the PLA. The Revolt Against Professionalism. The Effect of the June 4th Incident on the PLA. The Military Under Jiang Zemin. Conclusions. 10. Education. Devising a System. The Drive for Egalitarianism and Fall Back Toward Expertise. Redness Revisited: The Cultural Revolution. Egalitarians Versus Experts: The Search for a Synthesis. The Search for Academic Excellence. Conclusions. 11. Quality-of-Life Issues: Health, Demography, and the Environment.

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