Useful Bullshit : Constitutions in Chinese Politics and Society /

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"Examines what happened when the Chinese government encouraged millions of its citizens to read, listen to, and pose questions about drafts of new constitutions, and the implications of such constitutional talk for how we understand political legitimacy and the origins of constitutionalism. Dra...

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Main Author: Diamant, Neil J., 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sociological jurisprudence.
Politics and government.
Legitimacy of governments.
Constitutional law > Social aspects.
Constitutional law > Political aspects.
Constitutional history > Social aspects.
Sociological jurisprudence > China.
Legitimacy of governments > China.
Constitutional history > Social aspects > China.
Constitutional law > Political aspects > China.
Constitutional law > Social aspects > China.
China.
China > Politics and government > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Examines what happened when the Chinese government encouraged millions of its citizens to read, listen to, and pose questions about drafts of new constitutions, and the implications of such constitutional talk for how we understand political legitimacy and the origins of constitutionalism. Drawing on multiple archival sources from the Maoist and reform eras, as well as insights from the philosophy of language, this book provides new interpretations of the role of law in China, popular constitutionalism, and the legitimacy of the Communist Revolution from the perspective of those who experienced it"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (282 pages).
ISBN:9781501761287

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