Sirens of the Strongman: Neo-Authoritarianism in Recent Chinese Political Theory

The China Quarterly

Volumn 129, Issue , 1992, Pages 72-102

  Sautman, Barry ^a  

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EID: 84970717404     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741000041230     Document Type: Article

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