Daniel C. Mattingly, “The Art of Political Control in China” (Cambridge UP, 2020)

New Books in Chinese Studies

EpisodeFeb 4, 202038m

Daniel C. Mattingly, “The Art of Political Control in China” (Cambridge UP, 2020)

New Books in Chinese Studies

EpisodeFeb 4, 202038m

Tocqueville and Putnam insist that civil society helps individuals flourish and resist authority, but Daniel C. Mattingly’s decade of research in rural China leads him to conclude that civil society offers officials leverage over citizens that strengthens the state’s coercive capacity. In his book The Art of Political Control in... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

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