Spirit of Chinese Politics, New Edition

by Lucian W. Pye

Book Overview

Lucian Pye, one of the most knowledgeable observers of China, unfolds in this book a deep psychological analysis of Chinese political culture. The dynamics of the Cultural Revolution, the behavior of the Red Guards, and the compulsions of Mao Tse-tung are among the important symptoms examined. But Pye goes behind large events, exploring the more enduring aspects of Chinese culture and the stable elements of the national psychology as they have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067483240X
• ISBN13: 9780674832404
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"