TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Brien,Kevin J.
AU  - Li,Lianjiang
TI  - Rightful resistance in rural China
T2  - Cambridge studies in contentious politics
SN  - 0521861314 (hardback)
AV  - JQ1516 .O27 2006
U1  - 305.5/633/0951 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Peasants
KW  - Political activity
KW  - China
KW  - Plattelandsbevolking
KW  - gtt
KW  - Politieke acties
KW  - Paysannerie
KW  - Chine
KW  - Activité politique
KW  - Widerstand
KW  - swd
KW  - Landbevölkerung
KW  - Politisches Handeln
KW  - Politik
KW  - idszbz
KW  - Rural conditions
KW  - Conditions rurales
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-168) and index; Rightful resistance --; Opportunities and perceptions --; Boundary-spanning claims --; Tactical escalation --; Outcomes --; Implications for China
N2  - "How can the poor and weak "work" a political system to their advantage? Drawing mainly on interviews and surveys in rural China, Kevin O'Brien and Lianjiang Li show that popular action often hinges on locating and exploiting divisions within the state. Otherwise powerless people use the rhetoric and commitments of the central government to try to fight misconduct by local officials, open up clogged channels of participation, and push back the frontiers of the permissible. This "rightful resistance" has far-reaching implications for our understanding of contentious politics."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -