Rightful Resistance in Rural China

Preface		page xi
1	RIGHTFUL RESISTANCE	1
	Rightful Resistance in Rural China	5
	Comparative Perspectives	15
2	OPPORTUNITIES AND PERCEPTIONS	25
	Understanding Opportunities	25
	A Preview of the Argument	26
	A Structural Opening	27
	Crosscurrents: Obstacles to Mobilization	31
	Perceptions of Opportunity	38
	Conclusion	48
3	BOUNDARY-SPANNING CLAIMS	50
	Unpacking the State	51
	Pressing for Accountability	54
	Payoffs	63
4	TACTICAL ESCALATION	67
	Three Variants of Direct Action	69
	How New?	76
	How Widespread?	77
	Origins of Direct Tactics	79
	Who Innovates?	88
	Some Implications	91
5	OUTCOMES	95
	Thinking about Consequences	95
	An Interactive Approach to Outcomes	97
	Consequences of Contention	99
	Understanding Outcomes	112
	A Note on Variation	114
6	IMPLICATIONS FOR CHINA	116
	Citizenship	116
	Political Change	123
Interviewee List		131
Appendix A: Who Leads Rightful Resistance?		135
Appendix B: Sources		139
	Survey Samplings	139
	Written Materials and Interviews	140
Bibliography		143
Index		169

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