The party : the secret world of China's communist rulers /​ Richard McGregor

Title

• The party : the secret world of China's communist rulers / Richard McGregor.

Author

• McGregor, Richard, 1958-, (author.)

Edition

• Revised edition.

Published

• London : Penguin Books, 2012.

Content Types

• still image
• cartographic image
• text

Carrier Types

• volume

Physical Description

• xxiii, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm.

Subjects

• Zhongguo gong chan dang.
• Politics and government.
• Communist parties -- China.
• China.
• China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002.
• China -- Politics and government -- 2002-

Summary

• China's secret rulers are the largest political organisation in the world. But who are they and how do they operate? Richard McGregor has spent 20 years reporting on this region of the world and he has used all of his experience to uncover the true story of the Chinese Communist Party.

Contents

• The red machine: the party and the state
• China Inc.: the party and business
• The keeper of the files: the party and personnel
• Why we fight: the party and the gun
• The Shanghai gang: the party and corruption
• The emperor is far away: the party and the regions
• Deng perfects socialism: the party and capitalism
• Tombstone: the party and history.

Notes

• Previous edition: London: Allen Lane, 2010.
• Formerly CIP.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

• English