On Socialist Democracy and the Chinese Legal System

Taylor & Francis

On Socialist Democracy and the Chinese Legal SystemThe Li Yizhe Debates\nAuthor(s): Anita Chan, Stanley Rosen, Jonathan Unger\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138194151, 978-1138194151\nSynopsis\nIn 1974, a small group of young intellectuals, the Li Yizhe group, circulated their dissident manifesto, On Socialist Democracy and the Legal System, a probing critique of the leftist authoritarianism of Mao Zedong. This title examines the writings of these dissidents as a means to better understand the views of non-Party Marxists in their struggle to defy the government and construct their own vision of a socialist China. Originally published in 1985, this title remains relevant in relation to contemporary Chinese politics and will be of interest to students of Asian Studies and Politics.