The Contentious Public Sphere: Law, Media, and Authoritarian Rule in China

Ya-Wen LeiPrinceton University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0691166865

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The Contentious Public Sphere: Law, Media, and Authoritarian Rule in China

Ya-Wen LeiPrinceton University Press

ISBN-10: 0691166862 · ISBN-13: 978‑0691166865 · 2017

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Ya-Wen Lei examines the complex interplay between law, media, and state power in contemporary China, focusing on how different social groups utilize legal and media platforms to navigate authoritarian governance.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Nov 14, 2017
Pages: 304Language: English

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Author: Ya-Wen Lei

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Inferred: AuthoritarianismInferred: Chinese PoliticsInferred: Critical Legal StudiesInferred: InstitutionalismInferred: Legal SociologyInferred: Political CommunicationInferred: Social MovementsInferred: Civil SocietyInferred: Contemporary China

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