Cadre Country, 9781742237480
Paperback
China’s ruling cadres control all: power, wealth, and the narrative.

Cadre Country

how china became the chinese communist party

$36.47

  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    31 January 2022

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Summary

Cadre Country: Unmasking the Power Brokers of China

Since the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago, the country has achieved much. But who does the heavy lifting in China? And who walks away with the spoils? Cadre Country places the spotlight on the nation’s 40 million cadres – the managers and government officials employed by the ruling Communist Party to protect its great enterprise. This group has captured the culture and wealth of China, excl…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781742237480
ISBN-10:1742237487
Author:John Fitzgerald
Publisher:UNSW Press
Imprint:UNSW Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:31 January 2022
Weight:333g
Dimensions:233mm x 155mm x 20mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“It takes decades of patient observation, experience and study of China to produce a book like this. Cadre Country is a must read for specialists and the general public.” — Anita Chan, Australian National University

“One of the most important books on China written since Xi Jinping assumed power, Cadre Country is a forensic and profound explication of the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party.” — John Lee, Hudson Institute and United States Studies Centre

About The Author

John Fitzgerald

John Fitzgerald is the author of Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia, awarded the Ernest Scott Prize of the Australian Historical Association, and Awakening China, awarded the Joseph Levenson Prize of the US Association for Asian Studies.

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