China's political system: modernization and tradition
The Chinese tradition -- Reformers, warlords, and communists -- PRC politics under Mao : 1949-1976 -- Deng Xiaoping and his protégés : 1976-2012 -- The era of Xi Jinping -- The politics of the economy -- Crime and punishment : the legal system of the PRC -- The role of the military -- Education -- Quality-of-life issues : health, demography, and the environment -- Conformity and dissent : the arts, the media, and social control -- Ethnic minorities and national integration -- Foreign policy.
