The Party and the People: Chinese Politics in the 21st Century

by Bruce Dickson

Book Overview

How the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its people

Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivaled control over the country, persisting even in the face of economic calamity, widespread social upheaval, and violence against its own people. Yet the party does not sustain dominance through repressive tactics alone--it pairs this with surprising responsiveness to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691186642
• ISBN13: 9780691186641
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"