China and Global Capitalism Reflections on Marxism, History, and Con

In this concise historical and conceptual analysis of China's evolving position in a world defined predominantly by global capitalist development, Lin offers a critical review of relevant debates and discusses the imperative and feasibility of a soci

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China and Global Capitalism

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China and Global Capitalism

CHINA AND GLOBAL CAPITALISM

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Preface

vii

Part I 1

Positioning China in World Capitalist Development

2

Debating History: From “Oriental Society” to “Great Divergence”

3 17

Part II 3

Chinese Socialism and Global Capitalism

43

4

The Politics of China’s Self-Positioning

63

5

Can There Be a Chinese Model?

81

6

Class, Direct Producers, and the Impasse of Modernization

113

The Rise o