Description
This book looks at the dynamics of state power and legitimation in China in the 21st century, and the implications of these changes for the future viability of the People's Republic. It covers topics such as the legitimacy of the Communist Party state-society relations, ethnic and religious resistance, rural and urban contention, nationalism, popular and youth culture, and prospects for democracy.
Written 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: the legitimacy of the Communist Party state-society relations ethnic and religious resistance rural and urban contention nationalism popular and youth culture prospects for democracy. Review: 'State and Society in 21st-Century China is an anthology of excellent articles.' - International Affairs