The Succession and Generational Change

The winds of change are blowing in Communist China. Turbulence is not, of course, something new. In fact, Peking’s leaders view the essence of the revolutionary process as being “like the waves of the sea,” an inevitable succession of contrasting periods, alternately calm and turbulent. But what is...

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Published inChina After Mao p. 69
Main Author A. DOAK BARNETT
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Princeton University Press 08.12.2015
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Armed forces
Armies
Behavioral sciences
Committees
Communications
Communism
Eastern philosophy
Government
Government bureaucracy
Human societies
Maoism
Mass communication
Metaphilosophy
Military science
Philosophy
Political ideologies
Political organizations
Political parties
Political philosophy
Political power
Political processes
Political science
Political succession
Politics
Propaganda
Public administration
Social groups
Social sciences
Sociology
Standing committees
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Summary:The winds of change are blowing in Communist China. Turbulence is not, of course, something new. In fact, Peking’s leaders view the essence of the revolutionary process as being “like the waves of the sea,” an inevitable succession of contrasting periods, alternately calm and turbulent. But what is now taking place is more than simply a repetition of past up-heavals, and the Chinese Communists themselves seem to realize that the current turbulence marks the start of a new stage in the Chinese revolution, one different from any they have experienced in the past. In a basic sense they will soon
ISBN:0691623465
9780691623467
DOI:10.1515/9781400874606-004