This book seeks to demystify the re-ascendancy of China as a civilization state. China's
politics and society are examined in the light of its living civilization, which is the only one of …

On 15 May 1989, Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Mik-hail Gorbachev arrived in
Beijing to normalize relations between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China …

This dissertation explains the phenomenon of contemporary ascendancy of China.'The rise
of China'have been shaped by the historical-social process of clash of the Sino-centric …

In the 19th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress Report, President Xi Jinping claimed
that China was entering a'new era'. China has transformed its newfound riches into strength …

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 …

As the last remaining socialist country with perhaps the fastest economic growth in the world
today, China presents a challenge to critical thinking about globalization. It is imperative that …

What kind of a nation-state re the Chinese people and their leaders shaping for themselves
as they enter the second century of the'Chinese revolution'? The quest for national …

Mao, the founding father of" New China," remains undisputedly the leader who has
overseen the biggest upheaval in the country; historians estimate his revolutionary …