Author: Gary Ninneman
Publisher: Xulon Press
Keywords: atrophy, church
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2006-06-10
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 160034190X
ISBN-13: 9781600341908

Are you tired of life? Are you tired of church? Are you in a rut? Are you bored with religion? Are you frustrated with the status quo? This book is for you!

Author: David Shambaugh
Publisher: University of California Pre
Keywords: adaptation, atrophy, party, communist, china
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-03-02
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0520260074
ISBN-13: 9780520260078

Few issues affect the future of China--and hence all the nations that interact with China--more than the nature of its ruling party and government. In this timely study, David Shambaugh assesses the strengths and weaknesses, durability, adaptability, and potential longevity of China’s Communist Party (CCP). He argues that although the CCP has been in a protracted state of atrophy, it has undertaken a number of adaptive measures aimed at reinventing itself and strengthening its rule. Shambaugh’s investigation draws on a unique set of inner-Party documents and interviews, and he find