The historical logic is clear. The other elites have the coercive power and organization
needed to maintain stability; the secular intelligentsia have the knowledge needed to effect …

The history of the People's Republic, according to the dominant narrative, falls into two
broad sections: the turbulent decades dominated by Mao Zedong, the founder of" New …

During its fifty years of existence the People's Republic of China has seen dramatic
changes, from the proclamation of the independent state through the period of the …

Various interpretations of Chinese politics have been offered since the tumultuous days of
the abortive “great leap” and the high tide of the Mao-Khrushchev debate. The perplexing …

It is China's sheer size. It is also the age old traditions and customs, which evoke a curious
blend of disdain, admiration, and awe. And it is the dictatorship, in which events provide a …

Michael D. Swaine ne year after the tragerdy of Tananmen, the lead-ership of the People s
Republc of Ch ia remains committed to reestablishing the authority of the centralized …

China S PRESENT LEADERS have turned their backs upon revolution-ary solutions to the
problems of socialism. Are they also prepared to abandon the quest for socialism? As …

For all its ostensible novelty and uniqueness, Communist China's Great Leap Forward of
1957-60 may best be understood as a convergence of two inveterate strands of Communist …

China has, since 1976, been enmeshed in an extraordinary program of renewal and reform.
The obvious changes—the T-shirts, blue jeans, makeup and jewelry worn by Chinese youth; …

Contemporary China can only be understood in relation to its recent past. During the half
century before 1950, Chinese history was marked both by the vigorous per sistence of …