Conceptions of Chinese Democracy

Name: Conceptions of Chinese Democracy
Brand: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9781421409160
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Reading Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo

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By David J. Lorenzo
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: July 14, 2013
Format: HARDBACK
Pages: 272

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Conceptions of Chinese Democracy provides a coherent and critical introduction to the democratic thought of three fathers of modern TaiwanSun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuoin a way that is accessible and grounded in broader traditions of political theory.David J. Lorenzos comparative study allows the reader to understand the leaders democratic conceptions and highlights important contradictions, strengths, and weaknesses that are central to any discussion of Chinese culture and democratic theory. Lorenzo further considers the influence of their writings on political theorists, democracy advocates, and activists on mainland China.Students of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time.

Acknowledgments
1. Discussions of Democracy in the Work of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo
2. Sun Yat-sen: Democracy through Unity and Elitism
3. Chiang Kai-shek: Democracy and Chinese Tradition
4. Chiang Ching-kuo: Democracy in the Context of Transition
5. Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese Democratic Thought: The Implications for Taiwan's and Mainland China's Politics
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""A rigorous a thoughtfully argued work that examines the historical origins of the idea of democracy in the Chinese world, and its application in practice... This book provides a valuable service, giving us a much-needed, highly detailed account of the political thinking of three major actors in China's modern history, and throwing up a wealth of powerful arguments about the ultimate compatibility of democracy and Chinese culture.""

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