Changing Meanings of Citizenship in Modern China

Across the twentieth century, citizenship in China moved through several phases. Before 1949 there was a slow shift towards a new conception of it, under Mao it was almost entirely reversed, and from the Deng era onwards concern for political rights as well as duties began to re-emerge. This collection follows those changes.

The contributors look at how citizenship was understood from the late imperial period to the present, how it was fostered or weakened, and how government influence shaped it. They also compare mainland China with Taiwan and consider the prospects for stronger citizens' rights in contemporary China. Setting Chinese patterns against European and American experience gives the book a long perspective that is useful well beyond one period.

ISBN-13 9780674007666.