Quest for Legitimacy in Chinese Politics - A New Interpretation

In this book, Xiang explains the nature and depth of the legitimacy crisis facing the government of China, and why it is so frequently misunderstood in the West.

List of contents

Introduction: Legitimacy：East and West
Chapter One: Legitimacy and State
Chapter Two: Legitimacy and Oriental Despotism
Chapter Three: Fictional Legitimacy
Chapter Four: Presentation and Representation: A Republican Legitimacy
Chapter Five: Deeds Legitimacy: Economy
Chapter Six: Externalizing the Mandate of Heaven
Concluding Remarks: Restarting Cultural Dialogue
Index

About the author

Lanxin Xiang is Professor of International History and Politics at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. He is also the former Henry Kissinger Chair at the Library of Congress.

Summary

In this book, Xiang explains the nature and depth of the legitimacy crisis facing the government of China, and why it is so frequently misunderstood in the West.

Product details

• Authors: Lanxin Xiang, Xiang Lanxin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.09.2019
• EAN: 9780367339715
• ISBN: 978-0-367-33971-5
• No. of pages: 158
• Series: Routledge Studies on Asia in the World
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); History, History of Ideas, Political Ideologies, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / Asia / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Philosophy, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Political science and theory, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Political ideologies and movements, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law