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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815524903321

Autore

Sandby-Thomas Peter

Titolo

Legitimating the Chinese communist party since Tiananmen : a critical analysis of the stability discourse / / Peter Sandby-Thomas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-96232-8

1-136-96233-6

1-282-78179-0

9786612781797

0-203-85043-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

China policy series ; ; 14

Disciplina

324.251/075

Soggetti

Communism - China - History

China Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on transliteration; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Conceptualizing legitimation; 2 Analysing stability; 3 The 1989 'Beijing Spring'; 4 The 1999 'anti-Falun Gong' campaign; 5 The 2005 'anti-Japan' demonstrations; Conclusion; Appendix A: data selection; Appendix B: Newspaper articles (Chinese originals); Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The dominant view concerning the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is that it is simply a matter of time before it comes to an end. This view has been dominant since the pro-democracy protests in 1989 and has only been strengthened by the increasing number of protests in recent years. However, the Chinese Communist Party has continued to remain in power throughout this period and its rule appears to be secure in the short-to medium-term. As the twentieth anniversary of the military suppression of the pro-democracy demonstrations approaches, this book explains how the Chinese Communi