The Modern Chinese State

by David Shambaugh

Overview

The Modern Chinese State is the first book to examine systematically the evolution of the Chinese state from the late Ming Dynasty of the 17th century, through the Nationalist and Communist party states of the 20th century, and into the 21st century. Leading scholars on modern China carefully assess the internal organization of the Chinese state over time, the ruling parties that have governed it, the foreign and indigenous systems that have served as models for state-building and political development, and the array of concepts that have guided Chinese thinking about the state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521772341
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/28/2000
Series:	Cambridge Modern China Series
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.33(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: The evolving modern Chinese state David Shambaugh; 1. The late imperial Chinese state H. Lyman Miller; 2. The Chinese state during the Republican era Ramon H. Myers; 3. The post-1949 state in the republic of China on Taiwan Bruce J. Dickson; 4. The Maoist Chinese state Frederick Teiwes; 5. The post-Mao Chinese state David Shambaugh; 6. The Chinese Communist Economic State in Comparative Perspective Jan Pryblya; 7. The Future of the Chinese State Harvey Nelsen.

Editorial Reviews

"presents a good basis for the study of the Chinese state, drawing a precise framework of state power in China, as well as the examination of many details as an underpinning to better understanding." Archiv orientalni 2001

"offer a scholary synthesis of an important topic...Each essay contains useful information and ideas in its own right...General readers, advanced undergraduates or begining graduates students will find the individual essays to be solid introductions to the standard works and key ideas on each of the time periods and regimes covered" THE CHINA JOURNAL

"...contributes significantly to our understanding of modern China...also a fitting tribute to Franz Michael, taking the insights and intellectual frameworks he pioneered, advancing them further, and applying them to the political developments experienced in China over the past decade." China Review International

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