Governance and Politics of China: Third Edition (Comparative Government and Politics)

Now available in a substantially revised 3rd edition covering the changes of the Seventeenth Party Congress and Eleventh National People's Congress and other recent developments, this major text by a leading academic authority provides a thorough introduction to all aspects of politics and governance in post-Mao China.

Politics & Social Sciences

Saich, Tony

Politics & Government

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Now available in a substantially revised 3rd edition covering the changes of the Seventeenth Party Congress and Eleventh National People's Congress and other recent developments, this major text by a leading academic authority provides a thorough introduction to all aspects of politics and governance in post-Mao China.

Communist and Postcommunist Political Systems: An Introduction

WHITE, STEPHEN

Schopflin, George

Gardner,John

Over the last 20 years change in China has been breathtaking. Reform has affected every facet of life and has left no policy and institution untouched. How did China move from being one of the most isolated nations to being a major international player? Written by a leading expert who has also lived and worked in China, this major new textbook provides a thorough introduction to these changes and to all aspects of politics and governance in China from the revolution of 1949 to the present day.

Governance and Politics of China (Comparative Government and Politics)

History

Asia

Over the last 20 years change in China has been breathtaking. Reform has affected every facet of life and has left no policy and institution untouched. How did China move from being one of the most isolated nations to being a major international player? Written by a leading expert who has also lived and worked in China, this major new textbook provides a thorough introduction to these changes and to all aspects of politics and governance in China from the revolution of 1949 to the present day.

Science and technology are seen by China's current leadership as the key to their modernization program. Saich (Sinologisch Instituut, Leiden) analyzes the recent (through 1985) reforms of the civilian science and technology sector, and relates them to the broader reform program in post-Mao China. He also considers the relationship between these reforms and China's economic system, and the Party's attitude toward science and scientists. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

China's Science Policy in the 80's (Studies on East Asia)

Social Sciences

Humanities Pr

From Rebel to Ruler: One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party

“The definitive, candid, and absorbing history of a political organization…A vital account, based on magnificent research, that shows the party as a colossal, relentless, and enduring machine.”―Jane Perlez, former Beijing Bureau Chief, New York Times\n“If you were to travel back in time to 1921 and predict that the Communist Party of China would rule over the world’s second-largest economy 100 years later, no one would believe you. In this definitive primer, Tony Saich explains how the impossible came true.”―Yuen Yuen Ang, Project Syndicate\n“An extremely lucid, insightful history of the Chinese Communist Party. Saich’s readable narrative takes the CCP from its origins as a tiny group of revolutionaries…to the powerful, repressive rulers of a world power today.”―James Mann, author of The China Fantasy\nMao Zedong and the twelve young men who founded the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 could hardly have imagined that less than thirty years later, they would rule China. Over a century later the party remains in command, leading a nation primed for global dominance.\nFrom Rebel to Ruler is a landmark history of the Chinese Communist Party―its rise against incredible odds, its struggle to consolidate power and overcome self-inflicted disasters, and its ability to thrive long after the collapse of the Soviet Union and dissolution of other communist parties. Leninist systems are thought to be rigid, yet the Chinese Communist Party has proved adaptable. Tony Saich shows that the party owes its endurance to its flexibility. But is it nimble enough to realize Xi Jinping’s “China Dream”? Challenges are multiplying, as a restless middle class makes new demands and the party strays ever further from its revolutionary roots.

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press

What does the Chinese Communist Revolution teach us about the relationship between political discourse and real experiences and events? This unique interpretation of the revolutionary process in China uses empirical evidence as well as concepts from contemporary cultural studies to probe this significant question. David Apter and Tony Saich base their analysis on recently available primary sources on party history, English- and Chinese-language accounts of the Long March and Yan'an period, and interviews with veterans and their relatives.  Written by an eminent political theorist well seasoned in comparative development and an internationally recognized China scholar, and abounding in new approaches to central issues, this incisive analysis will be welcomed by social theorists and China scholars alike.

Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic

Apter, David E.

Harvard University Press

Product Description 
On the centennial of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, the definitive history of how Mao and his successors overcame incredible odds to gain and keep power.Mao Zedong and the twelve other young men who founded the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 could hardly have imagined that less than thirty years later they would be rulers. On its hundredth anniversary, the party remains in command, leading a nation primed for global dominance.Tony Saich tells the authoritative, comprehensive story of the Chinese Communist Party―its rise to power against incredible odds, its struggle to consolidate rule and overcome self-inflicted disasters, and its thriving amid other communist parties’ collapse. Saich argues that the brutal Japanese invasion in the 1930s actually helped the party. As the Communists retreated into the countryside, they established themselves as the populist, grassroots alternative to the Nationalists, gaining the support they would need to triumph in the civil war. Once in power, however, the Communists faced the difficult task of learning how to rule. Saich examines the devastating economic consequences of Mao’s Great Leap Forward and the political chaos of the Cultural Revolution, as well as the party’s rebound under Deng Xiaoping’s reforms.Leninist systems are thought to be rigid, yet the Chinese Communist Party has proved adaptable. From Rebel to Ruler shows that the party owes its endurance to its flexibility. But is it nimble enough to realize Xi Jinping’s “China Dream”? Challenges are multiplying, as the growing middle class makes new demands on the state and the ideological retreat from communism draws the party further from its revolutionary roots. The legacy of the party may be secure, but its future is anything but guaranteed. 
 Review 
“There is arguably no organization in the world today that is more important to understand than the CCP…Saich’s [book] provides a comprehensive narrative of the CCP from its inception to this day…He is meticulous in his research and descriptions.” 
― 
Martin Laflamme 
, 
Los Angeles Review of Books\n“One of the best and clearest treatments of the subject to date…Tony Saich walks us through the myriad transformations the Party and its members have been through: from rebels to survivalists, revolutionaries to crushers of rebellion, and finally to socialist capitalists. With clarity and attention to detail…this is a truly authoritative text on one of the most successful political parties in history.” 
― 
Alec Ash 
, 
The Wire China\n“An extremely lucid, insightful history of the Chinese Communist Party. Saich’s readable narrative takes the CCP from its origins as a tiny group of revolutionaries in Shanghai a century ago to the powerful, repressive rulers of a world power today. 
From Rebel to Ruler should stand as an authoritative account of the party’s development.” 
― 
James Mann, author of The China Fantasy\n“The Chinese Communist Party is one of the most important, yet least understood, political organizations in the world today. Saich has produced a superb interpretation of the party for its hundredth anniversary. 
From Rebel to Ruler is both deep and nuanced in the account of its history, and incisive on the unique combination in the party under Xi Jinping of ideology, pragmatism, and sheer brute force.” 
― 
Rana Mitter, author of China’s Good War\n“The definitive, candid, and absorbing history of a political organization that counts 90 million members and indisputably rules as America’s most powerful rival. Drawing on priceless contacts made in China over decades, Saich describes how ideological underpinnings, ruthless campaigns, and the ‘coercing of conformity’ pushed the CCP through revolutionary zeal to its current all-powerful position. A vital account, based on magnificent research, that shows the party as a colossal, relentless, and enduring machine.” 
― 
Jane Perlez, former Beijing Bureau Chief, New York Times\n“An unpretentious, humane,

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Governance and Politics of China: Third Edition (Comparative Government and Politics)

Governance and Politics of China: Third Edition (Comparative Government and Politics)

Communist and Postcommunist Political Systems: An Introduction

Communist and Postcommunist Political Systems: An Introduction

Governance and Politics of China (Comparative Government and Politics)

Governance and Politics of China (Comparative Government and Politics)

China's Science Policy in the 80's (Studies on East Asia)

From Rebel to Ruler: One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party

Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic

From Rebel to Ruler: One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party