Wenfang Tang is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh.

• Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Photographs Acknowledgments Part 1 Background 1.The Chinese Political Environment and Public Opinion 2.Collecting Public Opinion in China Part 2The Formation of Public Opinion 3.Support for Reform and Regime Legitimacy 4.Media Control and Public Opinion 5.Interpersonal Trust and Sociopolitical Change Part 3 Mass Political Behavior and Political Change 6.Publicizing Private Opinion 7.Work and Politics 8.Intellectuals and Political Change Part 4 Conclusion 9.Public Opinion and Political Change in an Authoritarian State Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Notes References Index

"The book is a must-read not only for students of mass politics in China but also for those who are interested in political and legal reform and institutional transformation, as well as the political economy in China." - The China Journal

Wenfang Tang is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh.

• Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Photographs Acknowledgments Part 1 Background 1.The Chinese Political Environment and Public Opinion 2.Collecting Public Opinion in China Part 2The Formation of Public Opinion 3.Support for Reform and Regime Legitimacy 4.Media Control and Public Opinion 5.Interpersonal Trust and Sociopolitical Change Part 3 Mass Political Behavior and Political Change 6.Publicizing Private Opinion 7.Work and Politics 8.Intellectuals and Political Change Part 4 Conclusion 9.Public Opinion and Political Change in an Authoritarian State Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Notes References Index

"The book is a must-read not only for students of mass politics in China but also for those who are interested in political and legal reform and institutional transformation, as well as the political economy in China." - The China Journal

Wenfang Tang is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh.

• Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Photographs Acknowledgments Part 1 Background 1.The Chinese Political Environment and Public Opinion 2.Collecting Public Opinion in China Part 2The Formation of Public Opinion 3.Support for Reform and Regime Legitimacy 4.Media Control and Public Opinion 5.Interpersonal Trust and Sociopolitical Change Part 3 Mass Political Behavior and Political Change 6.Publicizing Private Opinion 7.Work and Politics 8.Intellectuals and Political Change Part 4 Conclusion 9.Public Opinion and Political Change in an Authoritarian State Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Notes References Index

"The book is a must-read not only for students of mass politics in China but also for those who are interested in political and legal reform and institutional transformation, as well as the political economy in China." - The China Journal