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Popular protest in China
- Title
- Popular protest in China / Teresa Wright.
- Author
- Wright, Teresa
- Publication
- Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA : Polity Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 249 pages : map; 21 cm
- Summary
- Popular 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--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.
- Series Statement
- China today series
- Uniform Title
- China today series (Cambridge, England)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-233) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Popular protest in the post-Mao era -- Rural protest -- Labor protest -- Homeowner protest -- Environmental protest -- Nationalist protest -- Political protest -- Ethnic minority protest -- Protest in Hong Kong -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-3664
- ISBN
- 9781509503551
- 1509503552
- 9781509503568
- 1509503560
- LCCN
- 2017056580
- 40028338990
- OCLC
- 1013725414
- Author
- Wright, Teresa, author.
- Title
- Popular protest in China / Teresa Wright.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA : Polity Press, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- China today seriesChina today series (Cambridge, England)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-233) and index.
- Chronological Term
- Since 1976
- Other Form:
- Online version: Wright, Teresa. Popular protest in China. Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2018 9781509503599 (DLC) 2017059364
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028338990
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-3664