In this book an international group of scholars examines China's acceptance and ultimate rejection of Soviet models and practices in economic, cultural, social, and other realms.

Contributions by: Thomas P. Bernstein, Tina Mai Chen, Izabella Goikhman, Guiha Guan, Donghui He, Xiaojia Hou, You Ji, Hanbing Kong, Lorenz Luthi, Elizabeth McGuire, Gregory Rohlf, Gilbert Rozman, Laurence Schneider, Douglas Stiffler, Péter Vámos, Miin-ling Yu, Jian Zang, Shengfa Zhang, Minglang Zhou