Description: China Against the Tides, 3rd Edition argues that, in both Mao and Deng periods, China evolved in ways quite different from the Soviet model and from other developing countries. Using an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, the book analyzes China by introducing theories and concepts from historical and political sociology, economic development, and political science.
Brief description:
Marc Blecher, Ph.D., Professor of Politics and East Asian Studies, Department of Politics and East Asian Studies Program, Oberlin College.
Prof. Blecher specializes in Chinese politics, on which he has published five books and dozens of articles on local politics, popular participation, and political economy. He teaches about these subjects as well as Asian politics and political economy, Marxist theory, and comparative politics.
Review Quotes: "Marc Blecher moves ahead of the introductory texts and general surveys by providing four analytical approaches to understanding China's realities.He then leaves the others far behind by proposing that China is a new type of political regime. He carries the reader along, whether student, observer or specialist, by the sheer excitement of his presentation. A distinctive achievement."Â -- Robert Benewick, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Sussex