The Party and the People: Chinese Politics in the 21st Century.by Dickso PB**

The Party and the PeopleChinese Politics in the 21st Century\nAuthor(s): Bruce J. Dickson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691216973, 978-0691216973\nSynopsis\nHow the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its people\n\nSince 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivaled control over the country, persisting even in the face of economic calamity, widespread social upheaval, and violence against its own people. Yet the party does not sustain dominance through repressive tactics aloneit pairs this with surprising responsiveness to the public. The Party and the People explores how this paradox has helped the CCP endure for decades, and how this balance has shifted increasingly toward repression under the rule of President Xi Jinping.\n\nDelving into the tenuous binary of repression and responsivity, Bruce Dickson illuminates numerous que.