China’s Political System

Provides a comprehensive overview of Chinese politics past and present, putting current events into historical context for students unfamiliar with the region or the history. Successfully incorporates history and contemporary politics but is still manageable for both undergraduate and graduate level courses. The wide coverage of issues and the depth of knowledge of China are essential. Emphasis on culture, traditions and policies compared to an institutional analysis– in particular the chapters on the legal system, the role of the military, education, quality-of-life issues, and arts and media stands out against its competitors. These topics are rarely mentioned in other textbooks. Lends a practitioner’s perspective to the scholarly literature, showing how Chinese politics and policy play out on the world stage. Offers a variety of visual and pedagogical aids including tables, figures, maps, learning objectives, discussion questions and more—giving students and professors a comprehensive text package with which to structure a key course in comparative politics and Asian Studies. The presentation provides a catching introduction on the main topics that will be successively dealt with. The student will be quickly absorbed in the reading, regardless of his/her thorough knowledge of the topic. The content is friendly to both who work on China as well as those who want to know China without previous knowledge. It is international as it presents a fairly objective picture covering both western and Chinese literature on the topics.