From Revolutionary Cadres to Party Technocrats in Socialist China: Volume 31

by Hong Yung Lee

Book Overview

Using a wide variety of previously unavailable sources, Hong Yung Lee offers a theoretical and historical perspective on China's ruling elite, examining their politics and the bureaucratic system in which they participate. He traces the evolution of these cadres from the guerrilla fighters who first joined the communist movement and founded the new regime in 1949 to the technocratic specialists who wield power today.

In the revolution, communist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520303075
• ISBN13: 9780520303072
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"