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Rightful Resistance in Rural China (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics) (1st Edition) by Kevin Joseph O'brien, Lianjiang Li, Kevin J. Obrien, D. M. Brink Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2006 ISBN-10: 0-521-67852-8 / 0521678528 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-67852-0 / 9780521678520 How can the poor and weak 'work' a political system to their advantage? Drawing mainly on interviews and surveys in rural China, Kevin O'Brien and Lianjiang Li show that popular action often hinges on locating and exploiting divisions within the state. Otherwise powerless people use the rhetoric and |