Contentious Politics in Brazil and China

This book is a thought-provoking comparison of China and Brazil, which succeeds in challenging "traditional wisdom" about the connection between regime type and responsiveness to citizen demands. It covers critically important issues of social identity, economic development, accountability, and environmental politics and policy. --Jacqueline Vieceli, Minnesota State University, Mankato "I'd recommend it as a very good undergraduate textbook on contentious politics with an unusual and compelling combination of case studies, and a clear and engaging style." --Carol Strong, University of Arkansas at Monticello "This book represents what comparative politics is all about. Constructing valid generalizations about political systems and state-society relations is difficult without an in-depth, cross-national comparison of institutions, historical processes, cultures and policies. The authors of Beyond Region accomplish this task by comparing the proverbial apple with an orange." --Sandra Suarez, Temple University