China: Rise, Repression and Resistance
“China: Rise, Repression and Resistance” by Adrian Budd, published by Bookmarks on October 31, 2024, offers a critical examination of China’s economic and political landscape since Mao’s death in 1976. This 254-page book delves into the country’s remarkable economic growth and its emergence as the world’s second-largest economy, while also addressing the rise of political authoritarianism under Xi Jinping. Budd analyzes the complexities of state capitalism and the various forms of resistance from workers, women, environmental movements, and religious minorities.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of the crises facing China today, as the ruling class employs strategies reminiscent of those in the West, including authoritarian populism and intensified nationalism. The book emphasizes the importance of solidarity and collective struggle against all forms of capitalism, rather than supporting one ruling class over another. Through its critical lens, this work contributes to the discourse on political science and the ongoing challenges within China’s socio-economic framework.
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Since Mao’s death in 1976, spectacular economic growth has propelled China to become the world’s second largest economy. Rooted in the classical Marxist tradition, this book provides a critical analysis of the transformation of China and its model of state capitalism. Examining the economy, the rise of political authoritarianism under Xi Jinping, and the resistance of workers, women, environmental movements, religious minorities and others, Adrian Budd provides a comprehensive analysis of developing crises. China’s ruling class proposes similar ‘solutions’ to those in the West: authoritarian populism, intensified nationalism, racism, welfare austerity, wage restraint and the reassertion of traditional forms of gender relations and sexualities. This book argues that the socialist solution lies not in support for one ruling class over another, but in solidarity and common struggle against all forms of capitalism, whatever their national characteristics.
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