Will China Democratize? Contributor(s): Nathan, Andrew J. (Editor), Diamond, Larry (Editor), Plattner, Marc F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1421412438 ISBN-13: 9781421412436 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | Political Process - General |
Dewey: 320.951 |
LCCN: 2013017638 |
Series: Journal of Democracy Books (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 336 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: While China has achieved extraordinary economic success as it has moved toward open markets and international trade, its leadership maintains an authoritarian grip, repressing political movements, controlling all internet traffic, and opposing any democratic activity. Because of its huge population, more than half the people in the world who lack political freedom live in China. Its undemocratic example is attractive to other authoritarian regimes. But can China continue its growth without political reform? In Will China Democratize?, Andrew J. Nathan, Larry Diamond, and Marc F. Plattner present valuable analysis for anyone interested in this significant yet perplexing question. Since the Journal of Democracy's very first issue in January 1990, which featured articles reflecting on the then-recent Tiananmen Square massacre, the Journal has regularly published articles about China and its politics. By bringing together the wide spectrum of views that have appeared in the Journal's pages--from contributors including Fang Lizhi, Perry Link, Michel Oksenberg, Minxin Pei, Henry S. Rowen, and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo--Will China Democratize? provides a clear view of the complex forces driving change in China's regime and society. Whether China will democratize--and if so, when and how--has not become any easier to answer today, but it is more crucial for the future of international politics than ever before. |
Contributor Bio(s): Diamond, Larry: - Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, where he also directs the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy, where he directs the International Forum for Democratic Studies. They serve as coeditors of the Journal of Democracy. |