"A study of the East Asian Institute and of the Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University"--Prelim. p. 1.

Human Rights in Contemporary China

Henkin, Louis

Nathan, Andrew J.

Edwards, R. Randle

Constitutional Law

Columbia Univ. Pr.

Legal Theory & Systems

Columbia University Press

Nathan, Andrew J., China's Crisis: Dilemmas Of Reform And Prospects For Democracy

China's Crisis: Dilemmas of Reform and Prospects for Democracy (Studies of the East Asian Institute (California Press))

History

Asia

Nathan explored the roots of the Tiananmen tragedy in Deng Xiaoping's ten-year reform. How will cultural values and attitudes shape China's political development? What will be the impact of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the West? Drawing on ground-breaking empirical research, Nathan measures the expectations of individual Chinese and their attitudes toward government and democracy.

China's Crisis

With more than one billion people, China represents both an ocean of economic opportunity and a frustrating backwater of continuing brutal political repression. What are the prospects for democratic evolution in a nation with one of the world's poorest human rights records? How have other nations responded to China since the recent, dramatic opening of its economic system-and how should they respond in the future? These are some of the most important questions confronting both the United States and the international community. On democracy, human rights, and the move to integrate China into the international economy; on Mao Zedong's regime and the reform since his death; and on the Taiwan experiment and Hong Kong's reintegration with China, Nathan offers an accessible introduction to the intricate web of contemporary Chinese politics and China's changing place in the global system.

China's Transition

Business & Money

Economics

With more than one billion people, China represents both an ocean of economic opportunity and a frustrating backwater of continuing brutal political repression. What are the prospects for democratic evolution in a nation with one of the world's poorest human rights records? How have other nations responded to China since the recent, dramatic opening of its economic system-and how should they respond in the future? These are some of the most important questions confronting both the United States and the international community. On democracy, human rights, and the move to integrate China into the international economy; on Mao Zedong's regime and the reform since his death; and on the Taiwan experiment and Hong Kong's reintegration with China, Nathan offers an accessible introduction to the intricate web of contemporary Chinese politics and China's changing place in the global system.

ChinaÕs Transition

Negotiating Culture and Human Rights

American scholars from a broad range of disciplines, including law, political science, history, and criminology, gathered at Columbia University in the summer of 1997 for The Asian Values Debate: Human Rights and the Study of Culture as Problems for Area Studies seminar. The 14 papers that emerged cover human rights and the Asian values debate, culturally informed arguments for universal human rights, human rights law and its limits, rights discourse and power relations, and beyond universalism and relativism. Texts of three declarations on human rights are appended. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Bell, Lynda

Despite its impressive size and population, economic vitality, and drive to upgrade its military, China remains a vulnerable nation surrounded by powerful rivals and potential foes. Understanding China's foreign policy means fully appreciating these geostrategic challenges, which persist even as the country gains increasing influence over its neighbors. Andrew J. Nathan and Andrew Scobell analyze China's security concerns on four fronts: at home, with its immediate neighbors, in surrounding regional systems, and in the world beyond Asia. By illuminating the issues driving Chinese policy, they offer a new perspective on the country's rise and a strategy for balancing Chinese and American interests in Asia. Though rooted in the present, Nathan and Scobell's study makes ample use of the past, reaching back into history to illuminate the people and institutions shaping Chinese strategy today. They also examine Chinese views of the United States; explain why China is so concerned about Japan; and uncover China's interests in such problematic countries as North Korea, Iran, and the Sudan. The authors probe recent troubles in Tibet and Xinjiang and explore their links to forces beyond China's borders. They consider the tactics deployed by mainland China and Taiwan, as Taiwan seeks to maintain autonomy in the face of Chinese advances toward unification. They evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of China's three main power resources―economic power, military power, and soft power. The authors conclude with recommendations for the United States as it seeks to manage China's rise. Chinese policymakers understand that their nation's prosperity, stability, and security depend on cooperation with the United States. If handled wisely, the authors believe, relations between the two countries can produce mutually beneficial outcomes for both Asia and the world.

China’s Search for Security

Politics & Social Sciences

Scobell, Andrew

Politics & Government

Argues that the United States must understand China's foreign policy goals in order to ease tensions that will be created by the transfer of Hong Kong

The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress: China's Search for Security

Ross, Robert S.

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

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Human Rights in Contemporary China

Human Rights in Contemporary China

China's Crisis: Dilemmas of Reform and Prospects for Democracy (Studies of the East Asian Institute (California Press))

China's Crisis

China's Transition

ChinaÕs Transition

Negotiating Culture and Human Rights

China’s Search for Security

China’s Search for Security

The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress: China's Search for Security