How a new breed of dictators holds power by manipulating information and faking
democracy Hitler, Stalin, and Mao ruled through violence, fear, and ideology. But in recent …

The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War has long
been understood in a global context, but Jeremy Friedman's Shadow Cold War delves …

The concluding volume--following Mao's Great Famine and The Tragedy of Liberation--in
Frank Dikötter's award-winning trilogy chronicling the Communist revolution in China. After …

The first quarter century of communist rule in China was dramatic and disastrous, the mark of
a po liti cal regime whose extremism created a distinctive epoch in the history of revolution …

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …

The Chinese system is like no other known to man, now or in history. This book explains
how the system works and where it may be moving. Drawing on Chinese and international …

With crucial insights and indispensable information concerning modern-day political
upheavals, the sixth edition of Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements provides a …

T oward the end of 2009, a diplomatic controversy erupted between China and Britain. A fifty-
three-year-old Palestinian Briton named Akmal Shaikh was executed for smuggling four …

The post-Mao period has witnessed rapid social and economic transformation in all walks of
Chinese life–much of it fuelled by, or reflected in, changes to the country's education system …

Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over the last
several decades, yet land in China remains publicly owned. This book explores the political …