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03822aam a2200481 i 4500 001 8EAC127C323411EC8B1165C359ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211021010114 008 201003s2021 njua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020032357 020 $a 0691186642 020 $a 9780691186641 035 $a (OCoLC)1193067056 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d TOH $d OCLCO $d YDX $d GYG $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-cc--- 050 00 $a JQ1519.A5 $b D5297 2021 100 1 $a Dickson, Bruce J., $e author. 245 14 $a The party and the people : $b Chinese politics in the 21st century / $c Bruce J. Dickson. 264 1 $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a x, 315 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Will China become democratic? $t How are leaders chosen? -- $t How are policies made? -- $t Does China have a civil society? -- $t Do political protests threaten political stability? -- $t Why does the party fear religion? -- $t How nationalistic is China? -- $t Will China become democratic? 520 $a "Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained an unrivaled grip over the country. Despite economic calamity, widespread social upheaval, and even violence against its own people, the party has overseen the fastest economic growth in history and only strengthened its hold on power. How has it achieved this, and how exactly does the party and the government function? What is political life like for the people of China, and how has this changed over the decades of the party's rule? Is democracy on the horizon? These are some of the questions that animate Bruce Dickson's exploration of Chinese politics today. At the core of the party's practices is a dual approach--repression when faced with existential, political threats, and responsiveness when faced with more localized economic or social unrest. Yet while the regime is responsive to a degree often unacknowledged by international observers, ultimately it is not accountable to the public. The opportunity for the public to chose leaders is limited to very local levels, and it is the party itself that chooses when to compromise and when to repress. Dickson uses this lens to illuminate a number of key questions: How are leaders chosen and how are policies made? When is protest and civic engagement allowed, and when is it suppressed? Acknowledging that the inner workings of the party remain shrouded in secrecy, Dickson draws from the full landscape of sources available to lay out what we know and what the future may hold as Xi's rule extends and takes an increasingly repressive approach to governing"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 20 $a Zhongguo gong chan dang. 610 27 $a Zhongguo gong chan dang. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00535548 650 0 $a Political parties $z China $x History. 650 0 $a Political leadership $z China. 650 0 $a Political planning $z China. 651 0 $a China $x Politics and government $y 1949- 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Political leadership. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069363 650 7 $a Political parties. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069410 650 7 $a Political planning. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069460 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a China. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01206073 648 7 $a Since 1949 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Dickson, Bruce J. $t Party and the people $d Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021] $z 9780691216966 $w (DLC) 2020032358 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220526014848.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220526010431.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8EAC127C323411EC8B1165C359ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search