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Spirit of Chinese Politics, New Edition by Lucian W. Pye (1992, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarvard University Press

ISBN-10067483240X

ISBN-139780674832404

eBay Product ID (ePID)23038769778

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSpirit of Chinese Politics, New Edition

Publication Year1992

SubjectEthnic Studies / General, History & Theory, General, World / Asian

TypeTextbook

AuthorLucian W. Pye

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN91-034892

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.20951

Table Of ContentPreface to the New Edition The Authority Crisis in Modernization The Comforts of Hierarchy and Ideology Politics without Modern Men The Millstone of Greatness The Discovery of Hate Authority, Self Discipline, and Order Broken Fathers and the Bitter Search for New Authorities Willpower and Morality: The Dynamics of Action Organizational Behavior and the Martial Spirit The Dynamics of Chinese Politics Erratic State, Frustrated Society Index

SynopsisLucian Pye, one of the most knowledgeable observers of China, unfolds in this book a deep psychological analysis of Chinese political culture. The dynamics of the Cultural Revolution, the behavior of the Red Guards, and the compulsions of Mao Tse-tung are among the important symptoms examined. But Pye goes behind large events, exploring the more enduring aspects of Chinese culture and the stable elements of the national psychology as they have been manifested in traditional, Republican, and Communist periods. He also scans several possible paths of future development. The emphasis is on the roles long played by authority, order, hierarchy, and emotional quietism in Chinese political culture as shaped by the Confucian tradition and the institution of filial piety, and the resulting confusions brought about by the displacements of these traditions in the face of political change and modernization. In this new edition Pye adds a chapter on the basic tension between consensus and conflict in the operation of Chinese politics, illustrating the "spirit" in action, and another discussing the great gap that persists between the worlds of the political leadership and of society at large in post-Tiananmen China.