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    Whither China's Democracy?: Democratization in China since the Tiananmen Incident
    Whither China's Democracy?: Democratization in China since the Tiananmen Incident
    Whither China's Democracy?: Democratization in China since the Tiananmen Incident
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    Whither China's Democracy?: Democratization in China since the Tiananmen Incident

    By Joseph Y. S. Cheng

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    This book harbors a more forward prospecting approach with 13 substantive chapters yielding informed analysis and insightful interpretations of various key issues. The core subjects range from legal foundation of Chinese democracy, middle-class politics, Internet based-democratization debates and pro-democratic mobilizations, civic society activism etc.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCity University of Hong Kong Press
    Release dateJan 1, 2011
    ISBN9789629374884
    Whither China's Democracy?: Democratization in China since the Tiananmen Incident

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