strongStatecraft and Society in China. strongChinese grassroots politicsstrong2001322269310382025025919324632604130053strongpEdition 2021 - Frans VandenboschppbrpThe title of this book Statecraft and Society in China is a tribute to Cambridge professor Joseph Needham 1900 - 1995, a fellow of the Royal Society and the British Academy, for his life's work Science and Civilisation in China.pbrppGrassroots politics in China is a topic where many are clueless and have a very different picture in mind driven by the Western Media. There are many ways they spread misinformation and mislead individuals. There's a myriad of books about top-level politics in China. Almost every week there's a new book published about Xi Jinping, his life, career and way of thinking or about Chinese politics, history, literature, language, the economy, trade, geostrategy and more. It is not too difficult to get a - often western - viewpoint on what's happening on at the top in China. Inside viewpoints, however, ar