From the publisher’s description:
This book examines the important theme of reform and reconstruction in twentieth century China, focusing particularly on the Deng era. Chapters are organized around three crucial issues: (i) the extent and limits of state control over economic, social, and cultural life; (ii) prospects for the development of a civil society separate from state control; and (iii) the struggle to define a Chinese national identity which takes China’s ethnic diversity into consideration.
Strand, David (NHC Fellow, 1995–96), ed. Reconstructing Twentieth-Century China: State Control, Civil Society, and National Identity. Edited by David Strand and Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard. Studies on Contemporary China. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1998. ISBN 9780198293118.