China’s Transition
Columbia University Press
China’s Transition
Columbia University Press
With more than one billion people, China represents both an ocean of economic opportunity and a frustrating backwater of continuing brutal political repression. What are the prospects for democratic evolution in a nation with one of the world's poorest human rights records? How have other nations responded to China since the recent, dramatic opening of its economic system-and how should they respond in the future? These are some of the most important questions confronting both the United States and the international community.
On democracy, human rights, and the move to integrate China into the international economy; on Mao Zedong's regime and the reform since his death; and on the Taiwan experiment and Hong Kong's reintegration with China, Nathan offers an accessible introduction to the intricate web of contemporary Chinese politics and China's changing place in the global system.
On democracy, human rights, and the move to integrate China into the international economy; on Mao Zedong's regime and the reform since his death; and on the Taiwan experiment and Hong Kong's reintegration with China, Nathan offers an accessible introduction to the intricate web of contemporary Chinese politics and China's changing place in the global system.
Reading this excellent work by Andrew Nathan on the potential for a Chinese transition to democracy compels one to probe one's own unexamined presuppositions and unconscious cultural prejudices. Edward Friedman, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Philosophy East & West
Such rich, thoughtful, and rigorous analysis makes China's Transition an important book in the study of contemporary Chinese politics. It represents a remarkable methodological achievement that should be the envy of all students of Chinese politics. Minxin Pei, Princeton University, Political Science Quarterly
[A] deeply perceptive and eloquent collection of essays.... What distinguishes Nathan's approach is that he takes up the political question of how to negotiate with Beijing about human rights. New York Review of Books
Glitters with refreshing analyses on a wide range of literary, political, and ideological issues in recent PRC history... Packed with great insights and excellent analyses, it should be considered indispensable reading for any serious student of contemporary Chinese politics. Journal of Oriental Studies
1. China Bites Back
2. A History of Cruelty
3. Mao and His Court
4. Maoist Institutions and Post-Mao Reform
5. Chinese Democracy: The Lessons of Failure
6. The Democratic Vision
7. The Decision for Reform in Taiwan
8. Electing Taiwan's Legislature (written with with Helena V.S. Ho)
9. The Struggle for Hong Kong's Future
10. Is Chinese Culture Distinctive?
11. Cultural Requisites for Democracy in China (written with Tianjian Shi)
12. Left and Right in Deng's China (written with Tianjian Shi)
13. The Place of Values in Cross-Cultural Studies
14. The Chinese Volcano
15. The Constitutionalist Option
16. Human Rights and American China Policy
2. A History of Cruelty
3. Mao and His Court
4. Maoist Institutions and Post-Mao Reform
5. Chinese Democracy: The Lessons of Failure
6. The Democratic Vision
7. The Decision for Reform in Taiwan
8. Electing Taiwan's Legislature (written with with Helena V.S. Ho)
9. The Struggle for Hong Kong's Future
10. Is Chinese Culture Distinctive?
11. Cultural Requisites for Democracy in China (written with Tianjian Shi)
12. Left and Right in Deng's China (written with Tianjian Shi)
13. The Place of Values in Cross-Cultural Studies
14. The Chinese Volcano
15. The Constitutionalist Option
16. Human Rights and American China Policy