State and Society in 21st Century China

Written by a team of leading China scholars, this book explores the dynamics of state power and legitimation in twenty-first century China, and the implications of changing state-society relations for the future viability of the People's Republic. Key subjects covered include:the legitimacy of the Communist Partystate-society relationsethnic and religious resistancerural and urban contentionnationalismpopular and youth cultureprospects for democracy.