For several years now, with much fanfare and controversy, what is generally known as
theory—by which is really meant poststructuralist theory even though other types of …

In his survey of the field some years ago, Harry Harding noted that the study of contemporary
Chinese politics stood then on the threshold of a third generation of scholarship. While the …

This book examines village democracy and the prospects of China's democratization. It
explains how three key factors-township, economy and kinship-shape village democracy …

有关中国当代国家性的讨论, 一直是当代海外中国研究学者关注的重要话题.
由于经济改革转型所引发的国家转型的复杂性和多面性, 海外当代中国研究学者们对改革开放后 …

The main change in English-language studies of China during the past couple of decades
has come from greater participation by Chinese-Americans and especially China-born …

More than three decades of research since reforms were launched has significantly
expanded our understanding of China's changing political landscape. In that period, new …

The relationship between area studies and political science is fraught with tradeoffs. In
particular, a danger exists that the field of Chinese politics is being hollowed out because (a) …

summary This book addresses a central question about the Cold War that has never been
adequately resolved. Why did the United States go to such lengths not merely to" contain" …

From Deng Xiaoping to Jiang Zemin offers a macro-historical analysis of the political reform
process since the People's Republic of China adopted open door and reform policies in the …