The Modern Chinese State

'... a refreshingly different approach ...' The Journal of Asian Studies 'Shambaugh should be congratulated for bringing together some of the best scholars in the field to produce some of the best analyses in the field. The book deserves to be widely read.' NZJAS 'This collection is an excellent introduction to the latest literature on state-building in China, and will be particularly useful for historians and political scientists without much previous knowledge of that country ... this book can be highly recommended.' History