China's Political System: Modernization and Tradition

Updated in its eleventh edition, continues to engage readers in the pursuit of greater understanding of Chinese politics past and present, providing accessible insight into the important policy problems. Throughout the text, June Teufel Dreyer challenges students to think about the broader problem of governance in China by comprehensively showing how past and present impacts leaders, citizens, ethnic minorities, and policies, leading to incisive considerations on the different futures for China's political system. When instructors teach from this textbook, they benefit from Dreyer's expert analysis of historical context and current trends to show how this transition is challenging China's economic, legal, military, social, and cultural institutions. New to the Eleventh Edition: continues to provide all of the tools professors need to introduce their students to Chinese politics in ways that are informed, accessible, and intriguing.