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China's New Order: Society, Politics, and Economy in Transition Paperback – April 30, 2006

by Hui Wang (Author), Theodore Huters (Translator), Rebecca E. Karl (Translator)

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As the world is drawn together with increasing force, our long-standing isolation from―and baffling ignorance of―China is ever more perilous. This book offers a powerful analysis of China and the transformations it has undertaken since 1989.

Wang Hui is unique in China’s intellectual world for his ability to synthesize an insider’s knowledge of economics, politics, civilization, and Western critical theory. A participant in the Tiananmen Square movement, he is also the editor of the most important intellectual journal in contemporary China. He has a grasp and vision that go beyond contemporary debates to allow him to connect the events of 1989 with a long view of Chinese history. Wang Hui argues that the features of contemporary China are elements of the new global order as a whole in which considerations of economic growth and development have trumped every other concern, particularly those of democracy and social justice. At its heart this book represents an impassioned plea for economic and social justice and an indictment of the corruption caused by the explosion of “market extremism.”

As Wang Hui observes, terms like “free” and “unregulated” are largely ideological constructs masking the intervention of highly manipulative, coercive governmental actions on behalf of economic policies that favor a particular scheme of capitalist acquisition―something that must be distinguished from truly free markets. He sees new openings toward social, political, and economic democracy in China as the only agencies by which the unstable conditions thus engendered can be remedied.

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April 30, 2006
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“This is the most radical, tough-minded, and sustained analysis of 1989 and all that has followed that I have read. The punchy prose style gives the book an urgent, even strident, edge that makes it a pleasure to read. You feel yourself in the presence of a strong mind, as well as someone who cares deeply about the issues at stake here - issues of social inequality, social injustice, and a hegemonic world order committed to perpetuating both.”―Tim Brook, University of Toronto

“The contents of this book are intelligent and significant. Brought together they will make available to English readers a substantial selection of one of China's most influential public scholars today. Wang Hui is very important in contemporary Chinese intellectual life both for his numerous (and controversial) writings but also for his role as an editor of Dushu ['Reading'], China's most popular general intellectual journal.”―Tim Cheek, University of British Columbia

“This is an incisive, brilliant, always challenging analysis of China's intellectual landscape in the 1990s with the asserted triumph of "neo-liberalism" in the political economy over the reformist social movement of the late 1980s that culminated in Tiananmen. The discussion of the 1989 movement (and indeed later developments in economics and politics) in a global context is compelling and, at this level of analysis, unique among studies on the events of that difficult year. The analysis of debates of the '90s shows (at least to my mind) how problematic has been any effort to re-think, from the bottom up, the intellectual foundations of the modern Chinese state and indeed of "modernity" itself in China.”―William C. Kirby, Harvard University

“Wang Hui, one of China's preeminent intellectuals, makes an impassioned critique of China's much heralded post-Mao economic reforms, which he condemns for causing economic inequalities, social polarization, and political corruption. The essays in China's New Order convey the sense of moral concern and historic perspective of Wang Hui's literati ancestors, at the same time that they reveal the variety and complexity of China's present-day intellectual and political debates.”―Merle Goldman, Boston University

“Unlike most other contemporary critics of China's reforms, Mr. Wang does not limit himself to economics. He dissects the big picture, calling on reformers to include culture, values and democratic governance in their assessments of success and failure. Such a critique is long overdue...Mr. Wang has become one of the first indigenous voices to critique China's 'economic miracle' fully and publicly and to find it a deficient remedy for the failures of socialism.”―Orville Schell, New York Times

“The essential arguments are comprehensible and stimulating for Chinese intellectuals as well as for those Westerners who insist that post-Mao China is roaring down the right track, that money pushes aside the old political stupidities, and economic progress leads eventually to democracy. These are the assumptions Wang seeks to rebut and his rebuttal will be uncomfortable reading for those who see capitalism as a moral driving force as well as an enriching one.”―Jonathan Mirsky, Far Eastern Economic Review

“This book offers a powerful analysis of China and the transformations it has experienced since 1989. Wang Hui offers an insiders knowledge of economics, politics, civilisation, and Western critical theory. A participant in the Tianamen Square movement, he is also the editor of the most important intellectual journal in contemporary China. Wang Hui argues that the features of China today are elements of the new global order as a whole in which considerations of economic growth and development have trumped every other concern, particularly those of democracy and social justice. The plea at the heart of the book is for economic and social justice and an indictment of the corruption caused by the explosion of 'market forces.'”―The Asian Art Newspaper

“Wang's problem comes when Westerners and Chinese alike misread reform as apologia for the past. Socialism may be lost, he reminds us, but its reason for being will remain unless China and the rest of the world can protect against the laissez-faire injustices inherent to global capital.”―Hua Hsu, Village Voice

About the Author

Wang Hui is Distinguished Professor of Literature and History at Tsinghua University and founding Director of the Tsinghua Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences. His books include China’s Twentieth Century, China from Empire to Nation-State, The Politics of Imagining Asia, and China’s New Order.

Theodore Huters is Professor Emeritus of Chinese at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Chief Editor of Renditions, the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s translation journal. He is author of Bringing the World Home: Appropriations of the West in Late Qing and Early Republican China, editor of China’s New Order, and coeditor of Revolutionary Literature in China.

Rebecca E. Karl is Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies and History at New York University.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0674021118
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvard University Press (April 30, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780674021112
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0674021112
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.69 x 8.25 inches

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J. Bjornholm

Fascinating but impenetrable

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 17, 2009

I'm not a China expert, but this book seems like a useful corrective to the assumption that the 1989 protest movement was liberal-democratic and anti-communist, as it was in Eastern Europe. Wang argues that the movement was a unique coalition of those who wanted to see privatization reforms go further, and those who were disturbed by the economic dislocation and corruption that accompanied these reforms. That is, a large portion of this movement was actually anti-capitalist, alter-globalization. Wang then traces the results of the crackdown, which he describes as the discrediting of the social movement by associating it with the Cultural Revolution, in order to legitimize the continuation of "neoliberal" reforms and a shift away from Third World liberation towards integration in the US-centered world system.

I have two criticisms, neither of which is really directed against this argument. First, the text is incredibly dry. Whether this is just a bad translation or whether it's there in the original I can't say. Second, Wang's characterization of "neoliberalism" does not seem to be exactly what I understand the term to mean in the West. He seems to mean something like the combination of state and market forces, in a more or less corrupt way, to support economic inequalities. This is a useful way of thinking about political economy, but it's not exactly the same as neoliberalism understood as the movement, associated with Reagan-Thatcher privatization, towards market forces and away from Keynesianism. The result of this gap is that, in general, the book seems to be more relevant to the Chinese experience and comes up short in its attempt to provide a global analysis of post-1989 global political economy.

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Nice Ideas, Dull Translation

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 15, 2007

I think the idea's of Wang Hui's book and his arguments are rather fascinating, but the translation was bogged down with run on sentences. The beginning part is basically a summary, and for all intents and purposes could be thrown out, since Wang Hui's own words are there for all to see. The last section of the book was the best, since, to me it seemed more relevant than the rest. I read this book last summer, along with several other books concerning the same subject material, and I don't think Wang Hui is the best, but he is not the worst either, but most of the problems with this book are due to the translation. Next time, use shorter sentences please!

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A College Student Reviewer

Not what I expected

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 12, 2007

I had to use this book for a college course in East Asian Studies. I have to say this is not a very enjoyable book to read, especially for writing a research paper. The author tends to ramble, jumping from topic to topic within sentences, and uses inflated language, which is often unnecessary and makes you doze off in minutes.

For my paper, I ended up looking into other books which helped me greatly. Do not read the first review for this book - it's most likely a professor who uses this book in one of his courses. Believe me, "lost in translation" is just skimming the surface when speaking about this book. Hope that helps.

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Chinabuff1911

turgid and boring to read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 19, 2005

Few Chinese political writings translate well into English. Despite the best efforts of the traslator and editor, I was disappointed with this volume. It was turgid reading at best. The only redeeming feature about this volume is its price, especially for a hardcover. But then one buys a book for the ideas not just because it's cheap.

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R. Mckown

Critical Chinese Perspective

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 3, 2009

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Wang Hui offers an insightful perspective on the evolution of Chinese social thought, as seen from within, before and after 1989, which is also highly relevant to those of us living in the capitalist core. The destruction of the social security network and the physical environment by globalized monopoly capital operating in connivance with, and under the protection of, governments wedded to the ideology of the "free" market is no less relevant in North America than it is in China.

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