In this concise but remarkably wide–ranging book, Teresa Wright shows why the Chinese government represses some protests, accommodates others, and responds with policy change to still others. Her keen insights on the government s varied responses to protest have a lot to say about the practice of Chinese politics and our understanding of it.
Bruce Dickson, The George Washington University
"Protest is crucial and tells us much about state–society relations in China. Teresa Wright has mastered a large and scattered literature and located the thread that weaves it together. The origins, dynamics and outcomes of protest are all here, explained clearly and gracefully, from the beginnings of the reform era to today.
Kevin J. O′Brien, University of California, Berkeley
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Introduction
CHAPTER ONE: POPULAR PROTEST IN THE POST–MAO ERA
CHAPTER TWO: RURAL PROTEST
CHAPTER THREE: LABOR PROTEST
CHAPTER FOUR: HOMEOWNER PROTEST
CHAPTER FIVE: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEST
CHAPTER SIX: NATIONALIST PROTEST
CHAPTER SEVEN: POLITICAL PROTEST
CHAPTER EIGHT: ETHNIC MINORITY PROTEST
CHAPTER NINE: PROTEST IN HONG KONG
CONCLUSION
Teresa Wright is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Long Beach.