Synopses & Reviews
With a focus on state-society relations, Green and Luehrmann compare Brazil and China, two fast-emerging countries in the global arena. This book goes beyond region and regime, and provides a side by side comparison of these two countries by exploring the many challenges much of the world faces today—economic, gender, and racial inequalities; migrations and urbanization; climate change; political systems; and international relations. Extremely current, this book discusses how the foreign policy of these two countries affects state-society relations back home.
Review
This book offers an uncommon, rich comparison of two burgeoning giants on the international stageBrazil and China. The focus on state-society relations across important issue areas such as migration, sexual politics, and the environment adds contemporary, in-depth insights that will excite students of comparative politics. The ease with which the writers express complex ideas makes this book suitable for students, scholars, and anyone with an interest in these leaders of the developing world.”
Joshua C. Gellers, University of North Florida
A highly engaging review of the major issues confronting two important societies in the world. I think it provides fascinating insights into the status of societal interactions with two distinct political systems and lets the reader see that despite these regime type variations, citizen reactions to policy issues are frequently amazingly similar (and this despite the personal risk)!”
Jennifer Horan, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Green and Luehrmanns work offers a unique comparative perspective for political scientists. The bold scopeto compare the policies of Brazil and Chinaoffers powerful insight into both cases. Faculty interested in a cross regional analysis for their classes will find a place for Beyond Region.”
Harold Orndorff, Daytona State College
Synopsis
Contentious Politics in Brazil and China: Beyond Regime is a highly accessible and compelling examination of two fast-emerging countries in the global arena. It is not common to see Brazil and China examined side-by-side, but authors December Green and Laura Luehrmann show the utility of this unorthodox comparison: By moving beyond region and regime, this book offers a thought-provoking analysis of two very different countries dealing with many concerns and problems in surprisingly similar ways.
With a focus on current issues, Contentious Politics in Brazil and China covers migration, urbanization, criminality, the environment, sexual politics and HIV-AIDS response, foreign policy, and international relations. This text not only illuminates each country's realities more clearly than traditional regional or regime-type comparisons can, but it offers unexpected insights into the study of state-society relations.
About the Author
December Green is the director of the International Studies program and professor of political science at Wright State University.
Laura Luehrmann is associate professor of political science at Wright State University.