Rightful Resistance in Rural China (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics) - Softcover

Book 10 of 74: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics

O'Brien, Kevin J.

 
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Synopsis

This book introduces the concept of rightful resistance and explains how it operates in rural China.

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About the Authors

Kevin J. O'Brien is Bedford Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on popular protest and Chinese politics in the reform era. He is the author of Reform without Liberalization: China's National People's Congress and the Politics of Institutional Change, and the co-editor of Engaging the Law in China: State, Society, and Possibilities for Justice. Currently, he is serving as the Chair of the Center of Chinese Studies at UC-Berkeley.

Lianjiang Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government and International Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. His research focuses on village elections and collective action in rural China. He has published in Asian Survey, China Information, China Journal, China Quarterly, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Contemporary China, and Modern China.

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ISBN 10:  0521861314 ISBN 13:  9780521861311
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006
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