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PublisherBrookings Institution Press
ISBN-100815796943
ISBN-139780815796947
eBay Product ID (ePID)64255671
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Number of Pages219 Pages
Publication NameDemocracy Is a Good Thing : Essays on Politics, Society, and Culture in Contemporary China
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
SubjectCivil Rights, Public Policy / Social Policy, Political, Political Ideologies / Democracy, World / Asian
TypeTextbook
AuthorYu Keping
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Philosophy
SeriesThe Thornton Center Chinese Thinkers Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length1 in
Item Width1 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2008-041977
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Yu Keping is a must-read for anyone interested in the current public consciousness of China about the challenges ahead." -Brantly Womack, University of Virginia, The China Journal, "Yu Keping is a must-read for anyoneinterested in the current public consciousness of China about the challenges ahead."¿Brantly Womack, University of Virginia, The ChinaJournal, "Yu Keping is a must-read for anyone interested in the current public consciousness of China about the challenges ahead." —Brantly Womack, University of Virginia, The China Journal, "Yu Keping is a must-read for anyone interested in the current public consciousness of China about the challenges ahead." --Brantly Womack, University of Virginia, The China Journal
Dewey Decimal320.951
Synopsis"Democracy is a good thing. This is true not only for individuals or certain officials but also for the entire nation and for all the people of China." Yu KepingSo begins "Democracy Is a Good Thing," an essay of great influence that has commanded attention and provoked discussion throughout the world. It is the touchstone of this important volume of the same name. As one of China's foremost political thinkers and a leading proponent of democratizing the People's Republic, Yu Keping is a major figure not only in his native land, but also in the international community. This book brings together much of his most important work and makes it readily accessible to readers in the West for the first time."Democracy Is a Good Thing" created a stir internationally. Perhaps more important, however, is the heated debate it spurred within China on the desirability of democratic reform. That important essay appears here, along with several of Yu Keping's other influential works on politics, culture, and civil society. His topics include China's economic modernization, its institutional environment, and the cultural changes that have accompanied the nation's reforms. "Democracy Is a Good Thing "pulls back the curtain to reveal ongoing discourse in Chinese political and intellectual circles, discussions that will go a long way toward determining the future of the world's most populous nation.", ""Democracy is a good thing. This is true not only for individuals or certain officials but also for the entire nation and for all the people of China.""-Yu Keping So begins ""Democracy Is a Good Thing,"" an essay of great influence that has commanded attention and provoked discussion throughout the world. It is the touchstone of this important volume of the same name. As one of China's foremost political thinkers and a leading proponent of democratizing the People's Republic, Yu Keping is a major figure not only in his native land, but also in the international community. This book brings together much of his most important work and makes it readily accessible to readers in the West for the first time. ""Democracy Is a Good Thing"" created a stir internationally. Perhaps more important, however, is the heated debate it spurred within China on the desirability of democratic reform. That important essay appears here, along with several of Yu Keping's other influential works on politics, culture, and civil society. His topics include China's economic modernization, its institutional environment, and the cultural changes that have accompanied the nation's reforms. Democracy Is a Good Thing pulls back the curtain to reveal ongoing discourse in Chinese political and intellectual circles, discussions that will go a long way toward determining the future of the world's most populous nation., " ""Democracy is a good thing. This is true not only for individuals or certain officials but also for the entire nation and for all the people of China.""-Yu Keping So begins ""Democracy Is a Good Thing,"" an essay of great influence that has commanded attention and provoked discussion throughout the world. It is the touchstone of this important volume of the same name. As one of China's foremost political thinkers and a leading proponent of democratizing the People's Republic, Yu Keping is a major figure not only in his native land, but also in the international community. This book brings together much of his most important work and makes it readily accessible to readers in the West for the first time. ""Democracy Is a Good Thing"" created a stir internationally. Perhaps more important, however, is the heated debate it spurred within China on the desirability of democratic reform. That important essay appears here, along with several of Yu Keping's other influential works on politics, culture, and civil society. His topics include China's economic modernization, its institutional environment, and the cultural changes that have accompanied the nation's reforms. Democracy Is a Good Thing pulls back the curtain to reveal ongoing discourse in Chinese political and intellectual circles, discussions that will go a long way toward determining the future of the world's most populous nation. "
LC Classification NumberJQ1516.Y8 2009
