Making China Strong

1. Introduction
Robert Weatherley

2. Saving the Empire: Democracy and Rights in the Late Qing Dynasty
Robert Weatherley

3. Building a New China: Democracy and Rights in the Early Republican Period (1912–28)
Robert Weatherley

4. Towards Authoritarianism: Withholding Democracy and Rights for the Good of the Nation (1928–49)
Robert Weatherley

5. Protecting the People’s Republic: Mass Democracy and Class Rights in the Mao and Early Post-Mao Eras
Robert Weatherley

6. From Military Imperialism to Cultural Imperialism: Democracy and Rights in the Post-Mao Era
Robert Weatherley

7. Conclusion
Robert Weatherley

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Asian Politics, Asian Culture, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Human Rights, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Development Studies