Political Science

China's Political System examines how the government of China is affected by ongoing efforts to harmonize its unique culture with external influences and ideas.

Highly respected area specialist June Teufel Dreyer offers expert analysis of historical context and current trends to show how this transition is challenging China’s economic, legal, military, social, and cultural institutions. Throughout the text, Dreyer challenges students to think about the broader problem of governance in China by comprehensively showing how past and present impact leaders, citizens, ethnic minorities, and policies and by incisively considering the different futures for China’s political system.

• A clear discussion of Chinese culture and people provides insight into the complex issues facing current leaders and citizens.

• A balance of historical and political information shows how the Chinese system developed and how it is changing in the 21^st century.

• In-depth coverage of the major institutions looks at the economy, the legal system, the military, the educational system, the media, and the arts.

• Integrates emerging issues and themes concerning health, the environment, human rights, women's rights, ethnic minorities, and foreign policy.

• A concluding chapter draws together the importance of the areas mentioned above, assesses successes and failures of the Chinese communist system, and sketches out possible scenarios for the future.

• Web links and suggested readings on Chinese politics and culture allow students to explore key topics in further depth and access the latest information as the story of China evolves.

• Chapter 2, “The Chinese Tradition,” presents a more in-depth discussion of Confucianism’s influence on Chinese governments and politics.

• Chapter 7, “The Politics of the Economy,” includes more coverage on China’s soft power, energy policies, and entry into the World Trade Organization.

• Chapter 14, “Foreign Policy” now analyzes China’s threat versus China’s peaceful rise and China’s evolving relationship with the United States.

• More transnational comparisons are integrated throughout the text to give students perspective on China’s development.

• Updated coverage and analysis of new scholarship, data, and political events includes policy changes since the sixteenth Party Congress and the Tenth National People’s Congress, changes in the relationships among central, provincial and local governments, the impact of enhanced citizen participation in the political process, and data from the 2006 edition of the China Statistical Handbook.

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The Chinese Tradition

Chapter 3. Reformers, Warlords, and Communists

Chapter 4. The Communist Road To Power

Chapter 5. PRC Politics Under Mao: 1949—1976

Chapter 6. PRC Politics In the Post-Mao Era: 1976—2007

Chapter 7. The Politics of the Economy

Chapter 8. Crime And Punishment: The Legal System of the PRC

Chapter 9. The Role of the Military

Chapter 10. Education

Chapter 11. Quality-of-Life Issues: Health, Demography, and the Environment

Chapter 12. Conformity And Dissent: The Arts, The Media, and Social Control

Chapter 13. Ethnic Minorities and National Integration

Chapter 14. Foreign Policy

Chapter 15. Conclusions

Chinese Politics  (Political Science)
Asian Politics  (Political Science)

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  China's Political System, 7/E
  Dreyer
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 400 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205707459 | ISBN-13: 9780205707454
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  China’s Political System examines how the government of China is affected by ongoing efforts to harmonize its unique culture with external influences and ideas.

   

  Highly respected area specialist June Teufel Dreyer offers expert analysis of the historical context and current trends to show how this transition is impacting China’s economic, legal, military, social, and cultural institutions. Throughout the text, Dreyer challenges students to think about the broader problem of governance in China by comprehensively showing how both the past and the present influence leaders, citizens, ethnic minorities, and policies and by incisively considering the different futures of China’s political system.

   

  “Dreyer provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of China’s political, economic, and social landscape. Rather than providing a static overview of existing institutions and processes, the author convincingly shows how the lasting struggle between external influence and China’s own tradition underlies changes in China’s political system.”–Yi Edward Yang, James Madison University

June Teufel Dreyer is Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami. In addition to her research, teaching, and writing, she frequently speaks on Chinese politics and was Chief Far East Specialist for the Library of Congress, Asia Advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations, and commissioner of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

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