State and Society in 21st Century China - 9780415332040

Taylor & Francis

State and Society in 21st Century ChinaCrisis, Contention and Legitimation\nAuthor(s): Peter Hays Gries, Stanley Rosen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415332040, 978-0415332040\nSynopsis\nWritten by a team of leading China scholars, this book explores the dynamics of state power and legitimation in twenty-first century China, and the implications of changing state-society relations for the future viability of the People's Republic. Key subjects covered include:\n\nthe legitimacy of the Communist Party\nstate-society relations\nethnic and religious resistance\nrural and urban contention\nnationalism\npopular and youth culture\nprospects for democracy.