{"product_id":"cadre-country-how-china-became-the-chinese-communist-party-paperback","title":"Cadre Country: How China became the Chinese Communist Party - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 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 powerful and diverse country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning historian John Fitzgerald focuses on the stories the Communist Party tells about itself, exploring how China works as an authoritarian state and revealing Beijing's monumental propaganda productions as a fragile edifice built on questionable assumptions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCadre Country is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the workings of the Chinese Communist Party and the limits of its achievements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It takes decades of patient observation, experience and study of China to produce a book like this. \u003cem\u003eCadre Country\u003c\/em\u003e is a must read for specialists and the general public.' - Anita Chan, Australian National University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of the most important books on China written since Xi Jinping assumed power, \u003cem\u003eCadre Country\u003c\/em\u003e is a forensic and profound explication of the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party.' - John Lee, Hudson Institute and United States Studies Centre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Everyone interested in China today should read this incisive analysis that explains exactly what China's own leaders mean by describing their country as a \"party-state\". Avoiding shibboleths like \"totalitarian\" and never assuming the inevitability of the paths China has taken in the past or will take in the future, Fitzgerald gives us a much-needed clinical description of the fundamental nature of Chinese politics.' - Peter Zarrow, University of Connecticut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of\u003ci\u003e Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia\u003c\/i\u003e, awarded the Ernest Scott Prize of the Australian Historical Association, and \u003ci\u003eAwakening China\u003c\/i\u003e, awarded the Joseph Levenson Prize of the US Association for Asian Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53025322991923,"sku":"9781742237480","price":64.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZMn4gecJNU9781742237480.webp?v=1770232042","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/cadre-country-how-china-became-the-chinese-communist-party-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}