LEADER 02962oam 2200649I 450 001 9910815524903321 005 20231226045208.0 010 $a1-136-96232-8 010 $a1-136-96233-6 010 $a1-282-78179-0 010 $a9786612781797 010 $a0-203-85043-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203850435 035 $a(CKB)2670000000044697 035 $a(EBL)574636 035 $a(OCoLC)664551731 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000421986 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12110521 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421986 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10413136 035 $a(PQKB)11783828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC574636 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL574636 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10416732 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL278179 035 $a(OCoLC)671633651 035 $a(PPN)148164900 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000044697 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLegitimating the Chinese communist party since Tiananmen $ea critical analysis of the stability discourse /$fPeter Sandby-Thomas 210 1$aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 225 1 $aChina policy series ;$v14 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-84464-0 311 $a0-415-55398-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 330 $aThe dominant view concerning the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is that it is simply a matter of time before it comes to an end. This view has been dominant since the pro-democracy protests in 1989 and has only been strengthened by the increasing number of protests in recent years. However, the Chinese Communist Party has continued to remain in power throughout this period and its rule appears to be secure in the short-to medium-term. As the twentieth anniversary of the military suppression of the pro-democracy demonstrations approaches, this book explains how the Chinese Communi 410 0$aChina policy series ;$v14. 606 $aCommunism$zChina$xHistory 607 $aChina$xPolitics and government 615 0$aCommunism$xHistory. 676 $a324.251/075 700 $aSandby-Thomas$b Peter.$01631957 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815524903321 996 $aLegitimating the Chinese communist party since Tiananmen$93970824 997 $aUNINA