Topic : protests and contention in Rural China

Topic : protests and contention in Rural China

Protests by Chinese peasants have increased in recent years in response to the emergence of a variety of problems, such as land appropriation, irregularities in grassroots elections, official corruption and arbitrary use of force in the countryside.
Examine the pattern and causes of peasant protests and resistance in China and explore its political implication.

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O’Brien, Kevin J. (2008). Popular protest in China. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.