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Popular Protest in China (Harvard Contemporary China)

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I'm not one for writing long reviews, so I'll keep this simple. This a fantastic overview of the types of popular protest in China. It's a great place to start for a student interested in Chinese contention starting in the reform era, even for those like me who honestly don't know much about China and its history at all (I'm more of a Japan specialist, but I had to take a Chinese Politics course as part of my graduate studies).
Keep in mind that these are all very short essays on different topics related to protest so this is not the book to go to for someone looking to research any topic in depth. But when I had to write a literature review on the role of the Internet in Chinese contention, I was able to use Patricia Thornton's and Guobin Yang's articles as an introduction and look through their endnotes to find out where to learn more.
If you don't read anything else, you must at least read Elizabeth Perry's conclusion where she ties the popular protest described in the book to the protests that occurred in China's past.
All in all, a great read for anyone with an active interest in contemporary China!