02962oam 2200649I 450 991078515120332120231226045208.01-136-96232-81-136-96233-61-282-78179-097866127817970-203-85043-210.4324/9780203850435(CKB)2670000000044697(EBL)574636(OCoLC)664551731(SSID)ssj0000421986(PQKBManifestationID)12110521(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421986(PQKBWorkID)10413136(PQKB)11783828(MiAaPQ)EBC574636(Au-PeEL)EBL574636(CaPaEBR)ebr10416732(CaONFJC)MIL278179(OCoLC)671633651(PPN)148164900(EXLCZ)99267000000004469720180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLegitimating the Chinese communist party since Tiananmen a critical analysis of the stability discourse /Peter Sandby-ThomasMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (241 p.)China policy series ;14Description based upon print version of record.1-138-84464-0 0-415-55398-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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 CommuniChina policy series ;14.CommunismChinaHistoryChinaPolitics and governmentCommunismHistory.324.251/075Sandby-Thomas Peter.1527129MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785151203321Legitimating the Chinese communist party since Tiananmen3769675UNINA