Political and Social Change in China Since 1978

by Charles Burton

The evolution of economic organization, political authority, and social values in post-Mao China is the focus of this distinguished investigation which challenges standard interpretations of contemporary China. Mao's death in 1976 made possible a shift from movement politics that produced a gradual dissolution of pre-existing factions and allowed a redefined political agenda to emerge. This post-Mao agenda, in which the notion of class struggle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313268347
• ISBN13: 9780313268342
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"