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Cambridge China since Tiananmen The Politics of Transition 2001 Edition by Joseph Fewsmith
China Since Tiananmen is the first book to look comprehensively at the intellectual and political trends in the decade since the Tiananmen Incident (1989) to assess the ways in which China has changed. Fewsmith looks on the one hand at the intellectual critique of the enlightenment tradition, which had previously held a sacrosanct position in the thinking of liberal intellectuals since the May Fourth Movement of 1919, to explain the rise of neo-conservatism and nationalism over the past decade. On the other hand, he examines the maneuverings of elite political actors to understand the constraints they operate under and how the conduct of elite politics has changed since Tiananmen. Together, these two approaches give a more comprehensive and realistic assessment of the forces that drive China today. These trends are of great importance for anyone trying to understand Sino-US relations. Table of contents :- Acknowledgements; Introduction: state and intellectuals at the turn of the century; Part I. Line Struggle Revidicus: The Attack on Deng's Reform Program: 1. Tiananmen and the conservative critique of reform; 2. Deng moves to revive reform; Part II. Redefining Reform: the Search for a New Way: 3. The emergence of neo-conservatism; 4. Post-modernism versus liberalism: the emerging gulf of values; 5. The emergence of neo-statism and popular nationalism; Part III. Elite Politics and Popular Nationalism: 6. Jiang Zemin's rise to power; 7. Elite politics in an era of globalization and nationalism; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.