{"product_id":"beyond-the-middle-kingdom-scott-kennedy-9780804769570","title":"Beyond the Middle Kingdom: Comparative Perspectives on Chinaas Capitalist Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book breaks new ground by systematically examining China's capitalist transformation through several comparative lenses. The great majority of research on China to date has consisted of single-country studies. This is the result of the methodological demands of studying China and a sense of the country's distinctiveness due to its grand size and long history. The moniker Middle Kingdom, a direct translation of the Chinese-language word for China, is one of the most prominent symbols of the country's supposed uniqueness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposed of contributions from leading specialists on China's political economy, this volume demonstrates the benefits of systematically comparing China with other countries, including France, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, India, Brazil, and South Africa. Doing so puts the People's Republic in a light not available through other approaches, and it provides a chance to consider political theories by including an important case too often left out of studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804769575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804769570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012","brand":"Scott Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065149337855,"sku":"9780804769570","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5747d415-2b0c-45d6-81f3-855169a6a787.jpg?v=1768673320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-middle-kingdom-scott-kennedy-9780804769570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}