Ballot box China [[electronic resource] ] : grassroots democracy in the final major one-party state / / Kerry Brown |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina |
324.951
324.951046 |
Collana | Asian arguments |
Soggetto topico |
Elections - China
Democracy - China |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-07100-2
9786613071002 1-84813-821-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
About the author; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Map; Introduction; 1 A brief history of elections, democracy and civil society in modern China; Early elections; China's first election; The May 4th Movement, 1919; Meltdown; Mao, the Communists and democracy; The Chinese countryside: home to China's sorrow; Democracy Wall, the fifth modernisation and 1989; Mr Democracy's long, unfinished Chinese march; How is China governed today?; 2 Democracy... with Chinese characteristics; Socialism is great, but democracy is good; 'The Six Whys'; The Six Whys; Debating democracy at the Party School
The White Paper on DemocracySame old same old; Other voices: consultative democracy; Many voices, one problem; The structure of administration in China; When things go wrong: village elections creating contention; 3 The village election process; The village election process: a short history; What does the law say?; Modern peasant uprisings: Renshou County, Sichuan; Why village elections?; Down to the countryside: Yali village; Elections on the edges: Yunnan; Enfranchisement in the cities: residence committees; Township elections; The township congress activist Foreign support and monitoring of electionsWhere the buck stops: the Party versus elected heads; Conclusion; China's Mr Democracy: Li Fan; 4 The great debate: where is Chinese village democracy going?; Competitiveness; 2009 : a year of no significance; Contention as the key link; 5 The big picture: elections as part of the dynamics of a society in change; Having a heart: the Hu era and consultative Leninism; Courts and the rule of law; Not for the faint of heart: the story of Gao Zhisheng; What happens to those who dare to petition; Civil society; Environmental NGOs Why the CCP wants to avoid becoming a second USSROrganised political opposition: the final frontier; Keeping its own house in order: democracy within the CCP; Back to the Party School; The blueprint of Storming the Fortress: the six pillars; General issues; Can it be done?; Last words; Notes; Introduction and Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465066503321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ballot box China [[electronic resource] ] : grassroots democracy in the final major one-party state / / Kerry Brown |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina | 324.951009173/4 |
Collana | Asian arguments |
Soggetto topico |
Local elections - China
Democratization - China Local government - China Politics & government |
ISBN |
1-350-21859-6
1-283-07100-2 9786613071002 1-84813-821-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A brief history of elections, democracy and civil society in modern China -- Democracy ... with Chinese characteristics -- The village election process -- The great debate: where is Chinese village democracy going? -- The big picture: elections as part of the dynamics of a society in change. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791981903321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ballot box China : grassroots democracy in the final major one-party state / / Kerry Brown |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina | 324.951009173/4 |
Collana | Asian arguments |
Soggetto topico |
Elections - China
Democracy - China |
ISBN |
1-350-21859-6
1-283-07100-2 9786613071002 1-84813-821-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A brief history of elections, democracy and civil society in modern China -- Democracy ... with Chinese characteristics -- The village election process -- The great debate: where is Chinese village democracy going? -- The big picture: elections as part of the dynamics of a society in change. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817209503321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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China and the New Maoists / / Kerry Brown and Simone Van Nieuwenhuizen |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.53/230951 |
Collana | Asian arguments |
Soggetto topico |
Communism - China - History - 20th century
Politics & government |
ISBN |
1-350-21909-6
1-78360-761-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Tale of the victim, Zhang Zhixin -- The Chairman's life after death -- Defender of the faith : Deng Liqun and leftism -- Maoism in motion : the red campaign of Bo Xilai in Chongqing -- Blurred lines : Mao, the CPC and Chinese society today -- Mad about Mao -- Conclusion : Mao's second coming. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798504003321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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China and the New Maoists / / Kerry Brown and Simone Van Nieuwenhuizen |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.53/230951 |
Collana | Asian arguments |
Soggetto topico |
Communism - China - History - 20th century
Politics & government |
ISBN |
1-350-21909-6
1-78360-761-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Tale of the victim, Zhang Zhixin -- The Chairman's life after death -- Defender of the faith : Deng Liqun and leftism -- Maoism in motion : the red campaign of Bo Xilai in Chongqing -- Blurred lines : Mao, the CPC and Chinese society today -- Mad about Mao -- Conclusion : Mao's second coming. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813738903321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hu Jintao [[electronic resource] ] : China's silent ruler / / Kerry Brown |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina |
951.061092
B |
Soggetto topico | Heads of state - China |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-66946-2
9786613646392 981-4350-03-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Map of China; Introduction; Chapter 1 Life; Gansu; Return to the Centre and Out Again - Hu in the Eighties; Hu Jintao and Tibet; Return to the Centre: Hu's Elevation to the Politburo; Who is Hu: The Man of No Qualities?; Chapter 2 The Hu Era: Politics and Internal Affairs; The First Great Challenge: SARS; Addressing Internal Inequalities; The Fall of Chen Liangyu; 2007: The Party Congress; A Historic Year: 2008; Xinjiang, and Charter 08; Political Succession; Chapter 3 A Strong Rich Country: The Chinese Economy Under Hu
China as the Factory of the World Behind the Factory Doors; China's Overseas Investment; The Global Economic Crisis; Chapter 4 China's International Face Under Hu; The Legacy of History; Creating the Narrative - Peaceful Rise; Modern China: Not An Easy Sell; The Mystery of Obama's Handling in China in 2009; 'A Spoilt Little Brother: The Issue of the DPRK'; Frosty Neighbours: Japan; Hu's Big Gamble: A Deal with Taiwan; Hard Power: When All Else Fails; Hu and Foreign Policy; Chapter 5 What Does Hu Think? Ideology in the Hu Era Worrying About China - The Historic Path to 21st Century PRC Ideology Ideology in the 1990's and Early 2000's; Huism from the Start; Reform or Die - 30 Years of Opening Up; Taking Class as the Key Link - Again; Chapter 6 Always the Party Man: Hu and the CCP; Forms of Party Discipline; Democracy and Wen: A Good Thing?; Dealing with Dissent; The Benefits and Threats of the Internet; Conclusion Hu Jintao: A Provisional Assessment; Not a Touchy Feely Man; The Balance Sheet: The Good; The Vision Thing: What was China?; What Makes Us Human, CCP Style; Chinese Voices in a Changing World Unresolved IssuesThe Leadership Transition; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451813903321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hu Jintao [[electronic resource] ] : China's silent ruler / / Kerry Brown |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina |
951.061092
B |
Soggetto topico | Heads of state - China |
ISBN |
1-280-66946-2
9786613646392 981-4350-03-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Map of China; Introduction; Chapter 1 Life; Gansu; Return to the Centre and Out Again - Hu in the Eighties; Hu Jintao and Tibet; Return to the Centre: Hu's Elevation to the Politburo; Who is Hu: The Man of No Qualities?; Chapter 2 The Hu Era: Politics and Internal Affairs; The First Great Challenge: SARS; Addressing Internal Inequalities; The Fall of Chen Liangyu; 2007: The Party Congress; A Historic Year: 2008; Xinjiang, and Charter 08; Political Succession; Chapter 3 A Strong Rich Country: The Chinese Economy Under Hu
China as the Factory of the World Behind the Factory Doors; China's Overseas Investment; The Global Economic Crisis; Chapter 4 China's International Face Under Hu; The Legacy of History; Creating the Narrative - Peaceful Rise; Modern China: Not An Easy Sell; The Mystery of Obama's Handling in China in 2009; 'A Spoilt Little Brother: The Issue of the DPRK'; Frosty Neighbours: Japan; Hu's Big Gamble: A Deal with Taiwan; Hard Power: When All Else Fails; Hu and Foreign Policy; Chapter 5 What Does Hu Think? Ideology in the Hu Era Worrying About China - The Historic Path to 21st Century PRC Ideology Ideology in the 1990's and Early 2000's; Huism from the Start; Reform or Die - 30 Years of Opening Up; Taking Class as the Key Link - Again; Chapter 6 Always the Party Man: Hu and the CCP; Forms of Party Discipline; Democracy and Wen: A Good Thing?; Dealing with Dissent; The Benefits and Threats of the Internet; Conclusion Hu Jintao: A Provisional Assessment; Not a Touchy Feely Man; The Balance Sheet: The Good; The Vision Thing: What was China?; What Makes Us Human, CCP Style; Chinese Voices in a Changing World Unresolved IssuesThe Leadership Transition; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779284603321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hu Jintao : China's silent ruler / / Kerry Brown |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina |
951.061092
B |
Soggetto topico | Heads of state - China |
ISBN |
1-280-66946-2
9786613646392 981-4350-03-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Map of China; Introduction; Chapter 1 Life; Gansu; Return to the Centre and Out Again - Hu in the Eighties; Hu Jintao and Tibet; Return to the Centre: Hu's Elevation to the Politburo; Who is Hu: The Man of No Qualities?; Chapter 2 The Hu Era: Politics and Internal Affairs; The First Great Challenge: SARS; Addressing Internal Inequalities; The Fall of Chen Liangyu; 2007: The Party Congress; A Historic Year: 2008; Xinjiang, and Charter 08; Political Succession; Chapter 3 A Strong Rich Country: The Chinese Economy Under Hu
China as the Factory of the World Behind the Factory Doors; China's Overseas Investment; The Global Economic Crisis; Chapter 4 China's International Face Under Hu; The Legacy of History; Creating the Narrative - Peaceful Rise; Modern China: Not An Easy Sell; The Mystery of Obama's Handling in China in 2009; 'A Spoilt Little Brother: The Issue of the DPRK'; Frosty Neighbours: Japan; Hu's Big Gamble: A Deal with Taiwan; Hard Power: When All Else Fails; Hu and Foreign Policy; Chapter 5 What Does Hu Think? Ideology in the Hu Era Worrying About China - The Historic Path to 21st Century PRC Ideology Ideology in the 1990's and Early 2000's; Huism from the Start; Reform or Die - 30 Years of Opening Up; Taking Class as the Key Link - Again; Chapter 6 Always the Party Man: Hu and the CCP; Forms of Party Discipline; Democracy and Wen: A Good Thing?; Dealing with Dissent; The Benefits and Threats of the Internet; Conclusion Hu Jintao: A Provisional Assessment; Not a Touchy Feely Man; The Balance Sheet: The Good; The Vision Thing: What was China?; What Makes Us Human, CCP Style; Chinese Voices in a Changing World Unresolved IssuesThe Leadership Transition; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821270603321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The world according to Xi : everything you need to know about new China / / Kerry Brown |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 pages) |
Disciplina | 951.06/12 |
Soggetto topico |
Political culture - China
Political leadership - China |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-350-98940-1
1-83860-968-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- 1. Xi's Story -- 2. Xin Jinping as Party Man -- 3. Xi Jinping's Values? -- 4. Xi Jinping and Global China -- 5. Xi and Political Reform -- 6. Xi Jinping Thought -- Postscript: What Happens to Lucky Men When the Luck Runs Out? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511477803321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
London, England : , : I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The world according to Xi : everything you need to know about new China / / Kerry Brown |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 pages) |
Disciplina | 951.06/12 |
Soggetto topico |
Political culture - China
Political leadership - China |
ISBN |
1-350-98940-1
1-83860-968-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- 1. Xi's Story -- 2. Xin Jinping as Party Man -- 3. Xi Jinping's Values? -- 4. Xi Jinping and Global China -- 5. Xi and Political Reform -- 6. Xi Jinping Thought -- Postscript: What Happens to Lucky Men When the Luck Runs Out? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793402603321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
London, England : , : I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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