{"product_id":"the-china-fantasy-why-capitalism-will-not-bring-democracy-to-china-paperback","title":"The China Fantasy: Why Capitalism Will Not Bring Democracy to China - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book that got China right: a prophetic work on how America's policies towards China led it away from liberalization and further towards authoritarianism, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRise of the Vulcans\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[The China Fantasy] predicted, China would remain an authoritarian country, and its success would encourage other authoritarian regimes to resist pressures to change . . . Mann's prediction turned out to be true.\" -\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"From Clinton to Bush to Obama, the prevailing belief was engagement with China would make China more like the West. Instead, as [James] Mann predicted, China has gone in the opposite direction.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, February 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of our most perceptive China experts, James Mann wrote \u003ci\u003eThe China Fantasy \u003c\/i\u003eas a vital wake-up call to all who are ignorant of America's true relationship with the Asian giant. For years, our leaders posited that China could be drawn to increasing liberalization through the power of the free market, but Mann asked us to consider a very real alternative: What if China's economy continues to expand but its government remains as dismissive of democracy and human rights as it is now? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow the results are in: the reign of Xi Jinping has proven that Mann was right. To understand how China got to its current state and why it may not be too late to turn back, \u003ci\u003eThe China Fantasy \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading. Calling for an end to the current policy of overlooking China's abuses for the sake of business opportunities, Mann presents an alternative path to a better China.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Mann is the senior writer in residence at the CSIS International Security Program and the author of two critically acclaimed books: \u003cb\u003eAbout Face: A History of America's Curious Relationship with China from Nixon to Clinton\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBeijing Jeep\u003c\/b\u003e. Previously, he was a long-time correspondent with the \u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e, and his writing has also appeared in \u003cb\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 7.26 x 5.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759295103264,"sku":"9780143112921","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2c453c3606ce55f6235ea90bd1c3d63e.webp?v=1780148392","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-china-fantasy-why-capitalism-will-not-bring-democracy-to-china-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}