Changing Meanings of Citizenship in Modern China

This collection of essays addresses the meaning and practice of political citizenship in China over the past century, raising the question of whether reform initiatives in citizenship imply movement toward increased democratization.

After slow but steady moves toward a new conception of citizenship before 1949, there was a nearly complete reversal during the Mao regime, with a gradual reemergence beginning in the Deng era of concerns with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067400843X
• ISBN13: 9780674008434
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"