Political Thought and China's Transformation

Ideas Shaping Reform in Post-Mao China
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-49123-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2873 g

Reihe: Politics and Development of Contemporary China

Since the late 1970s China has undergone a great transformation, during which time the country has witnessed an outpouring of competing schools of thought. This book analyzes the major schools of political thought redefining China's transformation and the role Chinese thinkers are playing in the post-Mao era.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Li, H.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Ideas and China's Transformation PART I: CONTEMPORARY CHINESE POLITICAL THOUGHT 1. Liberalism 2. Neo-authoritarianism 3. China's New Left 4. Democratic Socialism 5. New Confucianism PART II: INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE ON CRITICAL ISSUES 6. Chinese Intellectual Discourse on Democracy 7. Debating China's Economic Reform 8. Debate over Legitimacy 9. Conclusion: Fragmentation and Consensus

Über Autor(innen)

He Li is Professor of Political Science at Merrimack College, USA. His books include From Revolution to Reform: A Comparative Study of China and Mexico (2003), Sino-Latin American Economic Relations (1991), and Chinese Labyrinth: Exploring China's Model of Development (co-edited with Baogang Guo, 2011). He is also the series editor of the Modern Chinese Thinkers series.