Chinese Politics and Government: Power, Ideology and Organization

by Sujian Guo

Over the past two decades, China’s political reforms, open-door policy, dramatic economic growth, and increasingly assertive foreign policy have had an unprecedented regional and global impact. This introductory textbook provides students with a fundamental understanding of government and politics in China as well as the conceptual ability to explore the general patterns, impacts, and nature of continuities and changes in Chinese politics. Further, it equips students with analytical frameworks by which they can understand, analyse and evaluate the major issues in Chinese politics, By examining contending theoretical models in the study of Chinese politics, this book combines an essentialist approach that keeps focus on the fundamental, unique and defining features of Chinese politics and government with other theoretical approaches or analytical models which reveal and explore the complexities inherent in the Chinese political system. Extensively illustrated, the textbook includes maps, photographs and diagrams, as well as providing questions for class discussions and suggestions for further reading. Written by an experienced academic with working knowledge of the Chinese Government, this textbook will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of Chinese Politics.

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Chloe]

truly the bane of my existence
what a fatiguing read
interesting ideas but christ the grammer forces you to reread the same sentence thrice before you realize it's saying the same thing said in the last chapter
it is killing me

(read under shitty circumstances- my exam is overdue.)

[Hunter Holt-Barry · Rating 3 out of 5]

definitely not the worst textbook I have read, not bad.

[V · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good overview of Chinese politics and government. The writing is generally clear, though occasionally in some spots, the readability suffers from somewhat tortured grammar and a repetitiveness in certain themes. Nevertheless, this kind of text is a must for anyone needing to understand China. The publish date is 2013, but it is still relevant today.