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Also by James Mann:

The Obamians, June 2012
Hardcover / e-Book
The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan, March 2009
Hardcover
The China Fantasy, February 2007
Hardcover
Rise Of The Vulcans, November 2004
Trade Size (reprint)

THE CHINA FANTASY
By: James Mann

How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression

Viking
February 2007
On Sale: February 15, 2007
144 pages
ISBN: 0670038253
EAN: 9780670038251
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction

From The New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Vulcans, an exploration of Chinese authoritarianism and Western capitalism

In The China Fantasy, bestselling author James Mann examines the evolution of American policy toward China and asks, Does it make sense? What are our ideas and hidden assumptions about China? In this vigorous look at China’s political evolution and its future, Mann explores two scenarios popular among the policy elite. The Soothing Scenario contends that the successful spread of capitalism will gradually bring about a development of democratic institutions, free elections, independent judiciary, and a progressive human rights policy. In the Upheaval Scenario, the contradictions in Chinese society between rich and poor, between cities and the countryside, and between the openness of the economy and the unyielding Leninist system will eventually lead to a revolution, chaos, or collapse.

Against this backdrop, Mann poses a third scenario and asks, What will happen if Chinese capitalism continues to evolve and expand but the government fails to liberalize? What then and why should this third scenario matter to Americans? Mann explores this alternate possibility and—in this must-read book for anyone interested in international politics—offers a startling vision of our future with China that will have a profound impact for decades to come.

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