1 Introduction: Democracy in the Chinese Context

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: Democracy in the Chinese Context 3
6. Pre-Tiananmen Intellectual Rethinking of State and Society 15
7. Post-Tiananmen Discussions 30
8. Emerging Civil Society: Associations 48
9. Reorganizing Rural Society: Village Self-Government 76
10. Cultural Distinction and Psychological Independence 97
11. Conclusion: Theory and Reality 119
12. Notes 126
13. Glossary of Chinese Terms 147
14. Bibliography of English-language Sources 152
15. Bibliography of Chinese Sources 157
16. Index 169