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4.0 out of 5 stars
In general a good book
In general this is a good text book for teaching undergraduate level Chinese politics. I did find that some of the points in the book are bit biased, but it is less misleading as some of the other text books published in this field.
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A Maoist View of China's Economic Development
The author's admiration for Mao and his centrally-planned socialist state comes through on almost every page of this tome. With barely concealed dismay Professor Blecher describes the creation of a bourgoise class in the People's Republic of China today as if it were a regrettable development, and yearns for the good old days when half a billion dirt-poor Chinese were...
Published on June 26, 2006 by Alexander Rea
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4.0 out of 5 stars
In general a good book,
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This review is from: China Against the Tides, 3rd Ed.: Restructuring through Revolution, Radicalism and Reform (Paperback)
In general this is a good text book for teaching undergraduate level Chinese politics. I did find that some of the points in the book are bit biased, but it is less misleading as some of the other text books published in this field.
2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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A Maoist View of China's Economic Development,
By Alexander Rea (Mt. Carmel, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: China Against the Tides: Restructuring through Revolution, Radicalism and Reform (Paperback)
The author's admiration for Mao and his centrally-planned socialist state comes through on almost every page of this tome. With barely concealed dismay Professor Blecher describes the creation of a bourgoise class in the People's Republic of China today as if it were a regrettable development, and yearns for the good old days when half a billion dirt-poor Chinese were scratching out their fulfilling existence as farmers in rural communes. Better that everyone be equally poor and hungry, apparently, than permit an unequal distribution of wealth in which a substantial portion of the population enjoys better clothing and food, better homes, better health care and more personal freedom. It is a mystery to Professor Belcher why Chinese workers are not rising up to demonstrate against their higher income levels.
The mystery to me is why a 260-page paperback should cost $45 or more, but Professor Blecher is doing his part for equal distribution of wealth by making this book a Required Text in his classes every quarter. |
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China Against the Tides: Restructuring Through Revolution, Radicalism and Reform by Marc J. Blecher (Paperback - Apr. 1997)
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