Politics of Legitimacy
State-Society Relations and Patterns of Chinese Politics
$107.05
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
20 July 2026
Summary
A sweeping work on China that interrogates how states gain, maintain, and lose legitimacy.
The Chinese communist state has survived massive social changes, including the introduction of capitalist markets, an ongoing explosion of technological innovation, and an unprecedented jump in wealth and education, accompanied by a major cultural transformation. How has China managed to maintain its power even as the ground has so profoundly shifted? In Politics of Legitima…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226833767 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0226833763 |
| Author: | Dingxin Zhao, Matthew Turner, Haiying Weng |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 399g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 152mm x 229mm |
You Can Find This Book In
Critics Review
“Zhao is one of the few intellectuals equally at home in China and the West. His careful analysis of how states maintain their legitimacy helps us to understand why China’s political model has been so successful to date, and why its greatest challenges may lie just ahead.”
“Anyone interested in the causes and consequences of legitimacy in China should begin with this remarkable set of essays. It reflects the culmination of a lifetime of scholarship.”
– Bruce J. Dickson, The George Washington UniversityDingxin Zhao
Dingxin Zhao is the Max Palevsky Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Chicago and director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Humanities at Zhejiang University.
Matthew Turner and Haiying Weng are freelance translators. In addition to translating news and cultural commentary for Sixth Tone Media, they co-translated The Logic of Chinese Behavior by Zhai Xuwei, Berlin Reflections by Yan Jun, and Facing the Era of Great Transformation by Wu Jinglian, among others.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.