The People’s Republic of China at 60

An International Assessment
To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the PRC, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies convened a conference to consider this question: After three decades of internal strife, followed by reform, entrepreneurialism, and internationalization, is the PRC here for the dynastic long haul? This volume presents an energetic exchange of views on the topic.

In 2009, to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies convened a major conference to discuss the health and longevity of China’s ruling system and to consider a fundamental question: After three decades of internal strife and turmoil, followed by an era of reform, entrepreneurialism, and internationalization, is the PRC here for the dynastic long haul?

Bringing together scholars and students of China from around the world, the gathering witnessed an energetic exchange of views on four interrelated themes: polities, social transformations, wealth and well-being, and culture, belief, and practice. Edited and expanded from the original conference papers, the wide-ranging essays in this bilingual volume remain true to the conference’s aim: to promote open discussion of the past, present, and future of the People’s Republic of China.

Contributor: William C. Kirby (Edited by), Barry R. Bloom (Contributions by), Timothy Cheek (Contributions by), Sheena Chestnut (Contributions by), Paul A. Cohen (Contributions by), Mark C. Elliott (Contributions by), Xiaocai Feng (Contributions by), Merle Goldman (Contributions by), Chang-tai Hung (Contributions by), Alastair Iain Johnston (Contributions by), Arthur Kleinman (Contributions by), Elisabeth Köll (Contributions by), Xiaoyuan Liu (Contributions by), Yuanli Liu (Contributions by), Klaus Mühlhahn (Contributions by), Niu Dayong (Contributions by), Jean Oi (Contributions by), Dwight H. Perkins (Contributions by), Elizabeth J. Perry (Contributions by), Robert S. Ross (Contributions by), Peter G. Rowe (Contributions by), David Shambaugh (Contributions by), Zhihua Shen (Contributions by), Michael Szonyi (Contributions by), Xiaofei Tian (Contributions by), Alan M. Wachman (Contributions by), Andrew G. Walder (Contributions by), Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik (Contributions by), Martin K. Whyte (Contributions by), Yang Kuisong (Contributions by)

Pages: 432

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