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Politics in China since 1949

Politics in China since 1949

Robert Weatherley

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2013
Materia
Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9780415512459
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This probing study of post-communist revolution Chinese politics sets out to discover if there is a plausible alternative to the electoral mode or if legitimacy is the exclusive domain of the multi-party system.

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