Dictatorship by degrees: Xi Jinping in China
Part I: Introduction -- Pre-Totalitarianism: gateway to the supersense -- The Chinese political system: a literature review -- Part II: Field data analysis -- Patterns in Chinese politics -- Management and governance -- Censorship -- Vicissitudes in dictatorial control -- Political change -- Mao and the cultural revolutions as models -- Factions today -- Parade, party, and President Xi -- Conclusion.