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Confucian Governmentality and Socialist Autocracy in Contemporary China

By Chih-yu Shih

Book information

Publisher
Bristol University Press
Year
2024
ISBN
1529238900, 9781529238907
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3685260 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
224\225
Time added
2024-05-28 21:19:07

Description

In October 2022, the 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concluded, extending Xi Jinping's leadership indefinitely, which many view as a one-party dictatorship. Exploring Confucian and socialist principles, this book examines the relationship between the citizens and leaders in the Chinese autocracy. By applying a Foucauldian twist to a range of topics – from discussing the politics of love and pandemic nationalism to analysing Xi’s personality – it challenges the binary of authoritarianism and democracy. Interdisciplinary in nature, it will appeal to scholars and students working in the fields of politics, international relations, culture studies and critical theory.

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