{"product_id":"confucian-governmentality-and-socialist-autocracy-chih-yu-shih-9781529238907","title":"Confucian Governmentality and Socialist Autocracy in Contemporary China","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn October 2022, the 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concluded, extending Xi Jinping's leadership indefinitely, which many view as a one-party dictatorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Exploring Confucian and socialist principles, this book examines the relationship between the citizens and leaders in the Chinese autocracy. By applying a Foucauldian twist to a range of topics - from discussing the politics of love and pandemic nationalism to analysing Xi's personality - it challenges the binary of authoritarianism and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Interdisciplinary in nature, it will appeal to scholars and students working in the fields of politics, international relations, culture studies and critical theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chih-Yu Shih\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529238900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529238907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Chih-Yu Shih","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45897640804607,"sku":"9781529238907","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3eea5270-b616-4e20-9214-4a74430b38c5.jpg?v=1721374398","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/confucian-governmentality-and-socialist-autocracy-chih-yu-shih-9781529238907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}