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Author:   Andrew J. Nathan (Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University) ,  Larry Diamond (Director, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University) ,  Marc F. Plattner (Editor, National Endowment for Democracy)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781421412436

ISBN 10:   1421412438
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   27 October 2013
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue Peering Over The Great Wall Part I: Scenarios Chapter 1. When Will the Chinese People Be Free? Chapter 2. Confronting a Classic Dilemma Chapter 3. A ""Gray"" Transformation Chapter 4. The Halting Advance of Pluralism Chapter 5. Top-Level Reform or Bottom-Up Revolution? Chapter 6. Current Trends and Future Prospects Chapter 7. Authoritarian Resilience Chapter 8. The End of Communism Chapter 9. The Rise of the Technocrats Chapter 10. The Limits of Authoritarian Resilience Chapter 11. Is CCP Rule Fragile or Resilient? Chapter 12. The Taiwan Factor Chapter 13. Foreseeing the Unforeseeable Part II: Social Forces Chapter 14. Authoritarianism and Contestation Chapter 15. Rural Protest Chapter 16. The Labor Movement Chapter 17. The New Inequality Chapter 18. The Troubled Periphery Chapter 19. The Upsurge of Religion in China Chapter 20. Classical Liberalism Catches On in China Chapter 21. China's Constitutionalist Option Chapter 22. The Massacre's Long Shadow Chapter 23. Goodbye to Gradualism Chapter 24. The Battle for the Chinese Internet Chapter 25. From ""Fart People"" to Citizens Chapter 26. China's ""Networked Authoritarianism"" Chapter 27. The Turn Against Legal Reform Chapter 28. The Rising Cost of Stability Epilogue Two Essays on China's Quest for Democracy Index"

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Andrew J. Nathan is a professor of political science at Columbia University, specializing in Chinese politics, foreign policy, and human rights. Larry Diamond is senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, where he directs the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Marc F. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy. Plattner and Diamond are coeditors of the Journal of Democracy.

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