Leadership and authority in China, 1895-1976 [[electronic resource] /] / Lawrence R. Sullivan

• Autore: Sullivan Lawrence R
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (325 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.95109/04
• Soggetto topico: Political leadership - China - History - 20th century; Authority
• Soggetto geografico: China Politics and government 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The problem of "feudal despotism" in Marx and China -- Intellectual and political controversies over authority: 1895-1922 -- Political authority in the Chinese Communist Party, theory and practice: 1921-1949 -- The struggle over leadership and authority in the CCP, 1949-1959 -- The struggle over leadership and authority in the CCP, 1959-1976 -- Epilogue: on the "question of Mao".
• Sommario/riassunto: Leadership and Authority in China examines the ""constitutional"" conflict in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chinese society over two diametrically opposed concepts of leadership and authority. Behind the façade of political and ideological unity lay a titanic struggle between a model of institutional authority and "collective leadership" drawn from the strong anti-despotic impulse in modern Chinese thought versus a neo-traditional ""leader principle"" of charismatic authority centered on the "Great Helmsman" Mao Zedong that ul
• Titolo autorizzato: Leadership and authority in China, 1895-1976
• ISBN: 1-283-52389-2; 9786613836342; 0-7391-7155-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465574703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II