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  • Religious Change in Post-Mao China

    Toward a New Sociology of Religion

    de Yanfei Sun ...
    A sweeping examination of how the religious landscape has changed in post-Mao China.In Religious Change in Post-Mao China, sociologist Yanfei Sun examines the transformation of major religions and the broader religious ecology in China in the wake of the death of Mao Zedong. Drawing on two decades of research that integrates ethnographic, historical, and comparative methods, this book explores the ... Leer más

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  • Popular Protest in China

    Series Libro 15 - Harvard Contemporary China Series
    Do our ideas about social movements travel successfully beyond the democratic West? Unrest in China, from the dramatic events of 1989 to more recent stirrings, offers a rare opportunity to explore this question and to consider how popular contention unfolds in places where speech and assembly are tightly controlled. The contributors to this volume, all prominent scholars of Chinese politics and ... Leer más

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  • The China Model

    Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy

    How China's political model could prove to be a viable alternative to Western democracyWesterners tend to divide the political world into "good" democracies and “bad” authoritarian regimes. But the Chinese political model does not fit neatly in either category. Over the past three decades, China has evolved a political system that can best be described as “political meritocracy.” The China Model ... Leer más

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  • China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know

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  • End of an Era

    How China's Authoritarian Revival is Undermining Its Rise

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  • Lives of Confucius

    Civilization's Greatest Sage Through the Ages

    Confucius—“Master Kung” (551–479 BCE), the Chinese thinker and social philosopher—originated teachings that have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life over many centuries. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, justice, and appropriateness in social relationships. In time these values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, ... Leer más

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  • Why Ancient Chinese Political Thought Matters

    Four Dialogues on China’s Past, Present, and Future

    An entertaining introduction to ancient Chinese thinkers—and what they can teach us about today’s most pressing political questions in China and beyondChina’s most original, diverse, and fascinating political debates took place more than two millennia ago, but they have profoundly shaped Chinese political thinking and practice ever since and, remarkably, their influence on the country’s leaders is ... Leer más

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  • The Religious Question in Modern China

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  • A Confucian Constitutional Order

    How China's Ancient Past Can Shape Its Political Future

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    What a Confucian constitutional government might look like in China's political futureAs China continues to transform itself, many assume that the nation will eventually move beyond communism and adopt a Western-style democracy. But could China develop a unique form of government based on its own distinct traditions? Jiang Qing—China's most original, provocative, and controversial Confucian ... Leer más

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  • Post-Liberal Statebuilding in Central Asia

    Imaginaries, Discourses and Practices of Social Ordering

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