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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450312503321

Autore

Fewsmith Joseph <1949->

Titolo

China since Tiananmen : the politics of transition / / Joseph Fewsmith [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001

ISBN

1-107-12398-4

1-280-41913-X

0-511-79095-3

0-511-17477-2

0-511-04175-6

0-511-15481-X

0-511-32525-8

0-511-04415-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 313 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge modern China series

Disciplina

951.05/9

Soggetti

Political leadership - China

China Politics and government 1976-2002

China Economic policy 1976-2000

China History Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-304) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Abbreviations and Tables; INTRODUCTION State and Intellectuals at the Turn of the Century; Part I LINE STRUGGLE REVISITED: THE ATTACK ON DENG S REFORM PROGRAM; Part II REDEFINING REFORM: THE SEARCH FOR A NEW WAY; Part III ELITE POLITICS AND POPULAR NATIONALISM; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

China Since Tiananmen is the first book to look comprehensively at the intellectual and political trends in the decade since the Tiananmen Incident (1989) to assess the ways in which China has changed. Fewsmith looks on the one hand at the intellectual critique of the enlightenment tradition, which had previously held a sacrosanct



position in the thinking of liberal intellectuals since the May Fourth Movement of 1919, to explain the rise of neo-conservatism and nationalism over the past decade. On the other hand, he examines the maneuverings of elite political actors to understand the constraints they operate under and how the conduct of elite politics has changed since Tiananmen. Together, these two approaches give a more comprehensive and realistic assessment of the forces that drive China today. These trends are of great importance for anyone trying to understand Sino-US relations.