Cadre Country
how china became the chinese communist party
$37.59
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2022
Summary
Since the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago, there is much the country has achieved. 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, excluding the voices of the common citizens of this power…
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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