Rethinking Chinese Politics
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1108831257
ISBN-13
9781108831253
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 17th, 2021
Print length
250 Pages
Weight
482 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 16.00 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyMiddle Eastern historyPolitics & governmentComparative politicsMarxism & Communism
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This book is for anyone wanting to understand how Chinese politics work. Tracing four decades of elite politics, Joseph Fewsmith focuses on how people gain positions and consolidate power, challenging conclusions of those who study authoritarian systems and arguing that Chinese politics at the top are not institutionalized.
Understanding Chinese politics has become more important than ever. Some argue that China''s political system is ''institutionalized'' or that ''win all/lose all'' struggles are a thing of the past, but, Joseph Fewsmith argues, as in all Leninist systems, political power is difficult to pass on from one leader to the next. Indeed, each new leader must deploy whatever resources he has to gain control over critical positions and thus consolidate power. Fewsmith traces four decades of elite politics from Deng to Xi, showing how each leader has built power (or not). He shows how the structure of politics in China has set the stage for intense and sometimes violent intra-elite struggles, shaping a hierarchy in which one person tends to dominate, and, ironically, providing for periods of stability between intervals of contention.
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