Popular protest in China / Teresa Wright.

By:

Wright, Teresa [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: China todayPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, c2018.Description: xiii, 249 pages : map ; 21 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781509503568 (pbk.)

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LOC classification:

HN733.5 W93 2018

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Contents:

Popular protest in the post-Mao era -- Rural protest -- Labor protest -- Homeowner protest -- Environmental protest -- Nationalist protest -- Political protest -- Ethnic minority protest -- Protest in Hong Kong -- Conclusion.

Summary: "Popular protest in China has been widespread and prevalent. Why do people protest and how are such demonstrations handled by the authorities? Could they ultimately imperil China’s political system? In this book, Teresa Wright analyzes the array of protests that have swept China in the post-mao period. Exploring popular contention through a range of different groups – from farmers to factory workers, urban homeowners to environmentalists, nationalists to dissidents, ethnic minorities to Hong Kong residents, Wright shows that – with the exception of the latter – protest has achieved adequate government responses to the public’s most serious grievances. Yet Wright cautions that this situation may not last forever. For Chinese citizens that engage in protest often suffer serious emotional and physical costs. As a result, they have developed an unhealthy relationship with the regime. In this context, Xi Jinping’s recent efforts to restrict public expression may backfire – leading to an explosive dynamic that may threaten the political stability that China’s ruling elites so desire."--Back cover

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS HN733.5 W93 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	77634		00078907

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-233) and index.

"Popular protest in China has been widespread and prevalent. Why do people protest and how are such demonstrations handled by the authorities? Could they ultimately imperil China’s political system?

In this book, Teresa Wright analyzes the array of protests that have swept China in the post-mao period. Exploring popular contention through a range of different groups – from farmers to factory workers, urban homeowners to environmentalists, nationalists to dissidents, ethnic minorities to Hong Kong residents, Wright shows that – with the exception of the latter – protest has achieved adequate government responses to the public’s most serious grievances.

Yet Wright cautions that this situation may not last forever. For Chinese citizens that engage in protest often suffer serious emotional and physical costs. As a result, they have developed an unhealthy relationship with the regime. In this context, Xi Jinping’s recent efforts to restrict public expression may backfire – leading to an explosive dynamic that may threaten the political stability that China’s ruling elites so desire."--Back cover

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