{"product_id":"party-time-who-runs-china-and-how-rowan-callick-9781863955911","title":"Party Time: Who Runs China and How","description":"\u003cp\u003eParty Time is an essential and eye-opening account of this poorly understood but hugely influential player in world politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWho is running China? Where does real power lie? In Party Time,  Rowan Callick goes behind the scenes of reveal the workings of the  county's political elite. This is a vivid, ground-breaking book about  the world's most powerful institutions- the Chinese Communist Party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNearly  a century after its underground beginnings in a Shanghai schoolroom,  the party today exerts remarkable control. Business deals require party  approval. University courses reflect party doctrine. Party families  amass incredible wealth while other enterprises are squeezed out.\n\u003cbr\u003e The  party itself has over 80 million members, who range from lowly  functionaries to unapproachable princelings. Why and how do people join  the party? Who are its up-and-coming leaders, how are they educated and  what visions do they have for China's future?\n\u003cbr\u003e Callick show that  this is a pivotal time for the party. Far from mellowing, the new  leadership is as focused as ever on strengthening its role and silencing  dissent. But how prepared is it for the challenges it now faces, and  what will its success or failure mean for China and the world?\n\u003cbr\u003e 'Party Time is a remarkable portrait of China today. Rowan Callick writes with a  twofold strength- 1) the outstanding quality of his information drawn  mostly from the source- the Chinese people themselves (officials and  dissenters, millionaires and paupers, artists, students, country people,  urbanites, old and young) - and 2) a rare ability not to draw  conclusions, but to raise the questions that truly matter, with a subtle  mixture of clear-sightedness, awe and human compassion.' - Simon Leys\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowan Callick","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":46144358121715,"sku":"8880002541419","price":13.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781863955911.jpg?v=1725012277","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/party-time-who-runs-china-and-how-rowan-callick-9781863955911","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}