| Description |
1 online resource (246 pages) |
| Series |
China Policy Series |
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China policy series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Analyzing social protests; 3 An overview of large-scale social protests; 4 Subsistence expectation protests; 5 Benevolence violation protests; 6 Protests over developmental syndromes and identity; 7 Creating public opinion pressure: Large-scale Internet protests; 8 Government responses and regime resilience; 9 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
China's economic transformation has brought with it much social dislocation, which in turn has led to much social protest. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the large-scale mass incidents which have taken place in the last decade. The book analyses these incidents systematically, discussing their nature, causes and outcomes. It shows the wide range of protests - tax riots, land and labour disputes, disputes within companies, including private and foreign companies, environmental protests and ethnic clashes - and shows how the nature of protests has changed over time. The book a |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social conflict -- China
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Protest movements -- China -- History -- 21st century
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Protest movements
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Social conflict
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China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lei, Shaohua
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| ISBN |
9781134461813 |
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113446181X |
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