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KlappentextPopular protest in China has been widespread and prevalent. Why do people protest and how are such demonstrations handled by the authorities? Could they ultimately imperil China´s political system? In this book, Teresa Wright analyzes the array of protests that have swept China in the post-Mao period. Exploring popular contention through a range of different groups - from farmers to factory workers, urban homeowners to environmentalists, nationalists to dissidents, ethnic minorities to Hong Kong residents, Wright shows that - with the exception of the latter - popular protest has achieved adequate government responses to the public´s most serious grievances. Yet Wright cautions that this may not last forever. For Chinese citizens that engage in protest often suffer serious emotional and physical costs. As a result, they have developed an unhealthy relationship with the regime. In this context, Xi Jinping´s recent efforts to restrict public expression may backfire - leading to an explosive dynamic that may threaten the political stability that China´s ruling elites so desire.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-5095-0355-1
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2018
Erscheinungsdatum15.06.2018
Auflage1. Auflage
Seiten256 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Artikel-Nr.45813166
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