Contemporary China Studies. Volumes 1 + 2. 8 volumes

This collection, Contemporary China Studies I & II, provides a much needed set of quality references for universities and lecturers to build their curricula and will also become a valuable tool to researchers in undertaking their literature review. Furthermore, this collection bridges some gaps in the state of the field by being the first to bring together the seminal writings in the field. It contains some 100 carefully selected articles and book chapters focusing on the politics, economy and society of China since 1949. It is grouped under two four-volume sets. Each set is self-contained with the first set dealing with politics and the second with economy and society.

Set I: Politics

Volume One: Genesis of the Party-State System and its Changes and Continuity

Volume Two: Changing Modes of Governance and Techniques of Political Discipline

Volume Three: Local Autonomy and the Struggle over Central Authority

Volume Four: Multiculturalism and the Quest for National Unity

Set 2: Economy and Society

Volume One: Market Reform and Legacies of the Command Economy

Volume Two: Government-Business Relations in the Hybrid Market

Volume Three: The Demise and Re-emergence of Civil Society

Volume Four: Old and New Forms of Social Cleavages