{"product_id":"conceptions-of-chinese-democracy-david-j-lorenzo-9781421409177","title":"Conceptions of Chinese Democracy: Reading Sun Yat-Sen, Chiang Kai-Shek, and Chiang Ching-Kuo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClose attention to the writings of the founding fathers of the Republic of China on Taiwan shows that democracy is indeed compatible with Chinese culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConceptions of Chinese Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e provides a coherent and critical introduction to the democratic thought of three fathers of modern Taiwan--Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo--in a way that is accessible and grounded in broader traditions of political theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid J. Lorenzo's comparative study allows the reader to understand the leaders' democratic conceptions and highlights important contradictions, strengths, and weaknesses that are central to any discussion of Chinese culture and democratic theory. Lorenzo further considers the influence of their writings on political theorists, democracy advocates, and activists on mainland China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. Lorenzo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421409178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421409177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2013","brand":"David J. Lorenzo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439032873215,"sku":"9781421409177","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb2bc045-1544-4254-82f5-01f5113f05fb.jpg?v=1777174969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conceptions-of-chinese-democracy-david-j-lorenzo-9781421409177","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}