China Under Reform Contributor(s): Dittmer, Lowell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813311209 ISBN-13: 9780813311203 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1994 Annotation: In the face of the demise of communism elsewhere, China's unique combination of economic reform and political dictatorship has kept the country intact. Yet Lowell Dittmer questions the ability of this fragile structure to withstand future tremors. In this book, Dittmer convincingly shows how, although the revolutionary impulse has largely been forgotten, it continues to disrupt, inspire, and otherwise shape the reform effort. Lightning Print On Demand Title |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China |
Dewey: 320.951 |
LCCN: 93023584 |
Lexile Measure: 1700 |
Series: Politics in Asia & the Pacific: Interdisciplinary Perspectives |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.04" W x 9.02" (0.86 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Chinese |
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Publisher Description: This book is a study of the political consequences of economic reform in the People's Republic of China, considering the progress and pitfalls of Chinese reform socialism and focusing on the three central policy arenas of the reform era: political leadership, the mass public, and foreign policy. |