Chinese Culture

University of California Press. VG+. 1986. Softcover. ISBN: 0520059336. New and unread. Light rubbing on cover w/slightly turned corner. ; Trade PB; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 313 pp; Nathan provides a sober judgment on the redirection of Chinese politics since Mao Zedong's death in 1976. He concludes that ``there is little prospect the party will adopt . . . Either of the two conditions the radical Chinese democrats identified as essential for authentic democracy: free elections and an independent press. '' He argues that Chinese intellectuals and politicians have seen democracy as a means to focus a natural harmony between the state and the individual. Thus, they have never felt it necessary for democracy to provide protections for the individual against the state's power.. more information

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