Contemporary China : 1949 to the Present

Guiheux, Gilles; Brown, Andrew (TRN)

ISBN 10: 1509552499 / ISBN 13: 9781509552498

Edité par Polity, 2023

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Synopsis :

With a population of nearly 1.5 billion and the world's second largest economy, China is a major player in the world today, and yet many in the West know very little about contemporary China. This book provides a clear, authoritative and up-to-date history of China since 1949, drawing on extensive research to describe and explain the key developments and to dispel the many myths and misconceptions surrounding this twenty-first-century superpower.

In contrast to many commentators who overstate the novelty of the Communist regime, Guiheux emphasizes instead its complex political heritage, highlighting the many continuities it shares with the reformers and revolutionaries of the early twentieth century. At the same time, the ability of China's authoritarian regime to transform the economy and society is key to understanding its breakneck trajectory of modernization - an ability that, as Guiheux explains, far outweighed the importance and effectiveness of Mao's utopian vision. Guiheux also aims to 'de-exoticize' China. While not on the path of a Western-style modernity, China has experienced the same phenomena that have characterized every historical process of modernization: industrialization, urbanization, bureaucratization and globalization.

This expertly researched history of the People's Republic of China will be essential reading for all students and scholars of Chinese history and politics, and for anyone interested in contemporary China.

À propos de l'auteur: Gilles Guiheux is a historian and sociologist at Université Paris Cité.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Contemporary China : 1949 to the Present
Éditeur : Polity
Date d'édition : 2023
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : good