The Broken China Dream
How Reform Revived Totalitarianism
$66.67
- Hardcover
344 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2026
Summary
A provocative book that demystifies China’s great democratic leap backward under Xi Jinping, revealing why the country’s embrace of capitalism has given rise to hard authoritarianism, mass surveillance, and one-man rule instead of democracy as many in the West had hoped.
When China embarked on its transformative journey of modernisation in 1979, many believed the country’s turn toward capitalism would put its totalitarian past to rest and mark the birth of a democratic, open society. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691223339 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0691223335 |
| Author: | Minxin Pei |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 646g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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“Revealing insights into the current Chinese state, suggesting that it’s less juggernaut than paper tiger.” * Kirkus Reviews *“Offers a fresh perspective.” * The Economist *
About The Author
Minxin Pei
Minxin Pei is the author of several acclaimed books on contemporary China, including The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China, China’s Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay, and China’s Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy. He is the Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government and a George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College.
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