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Author:   Daniel Koss (Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781108420662

ISBN 10:   1108420664
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   05 April 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I. Autocratic Grassroots Politics: 1. Introduction: party-based authoritarianism in China; 2. A theory of authoritarian regime parties; Part II. The Party in Contemporary China: 3. The CCP as co-enforcer of the one-child policy; 4. The CCP's support in generating the state's material base; Part III. The Party's Origins: 5. War contingencies at the origin of the CCP's power base; 6. The shifting geography of the CCP's power base (1949–2016); Part IV. The Party in the Mao Era: 7. Can the CCP disobey? The great leap famine (1958–61); 8. The CCP and regime survival in times of crisis (1967–9); 9. Conclusion; Appendices; References.

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'... [A]n important contribution to the study of the functioning of the CCP and of authoritarian parties ...' Carolin Kautz, ASIEN

'… [A]n important contribution to the study of the functioning of the CCP and of authoritarian parties …' Carolin Kautz, ASIEN

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Daniel Koss is Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science of Academia Sinica, Taipei. Prior to this appointment, he was a post doctoral fellow at the Harvard Academy for International and Area studies.

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