Book description
Westerners seem united in the belief that China has emerged as a
major economic power and that this success will most likely continue
indefinitely. But they are less certain about the future of China's
political system. China's steps toward free market capitalism have led
many outsiders to expect increased democratization and a more Western
political system. The Chinese, however, have developed their own
version of capitalism. Westerners view Chinese politics through the
lens of their own ideologies, preventing them from understanding
Chinese goals and policies.
In Contemporary Chinese Political Thought: Debates and Perspectives,
Fred Dallmayr and Zhao Tingyang bring together leading Chinese
intellectuals to debate the main political ideas shaping the rapidly
changing nation. Investigating such topics as the popular "China
Model", the resurgence of Chinese Confucianism and its
applications to the modern world, and liberal socialism, the
contributors move beyond usual analytical frameworks toward what
Dallmayr and Zhao call "a dismantling of ideological
straitjackets." Comprising a broad range of opinions and
perspectives, Contemporary Chinese Political Thought is the most
up-to-date examination in English of modern Chinese political
attitudes and discourse.
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Fred Dallmayr, Emeritus Packey J. Dee Professor of Political
Science at the University of Notre Dame, is the author or editor of
more than thirty books, including Return to Nature? An Ecological Counterhistory.
Zhao Tingyang, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
and professor at Capital Normal University, is the author of Studies
of a Bad World: Political Philosophy as First Philosophy.
