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Deng Xiaoping And The Transformation Of China (2011)

by Ezra F. Vogel(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0674055446 (ISBN13: 9780674055445)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Belknap Press

review 1: Tremendously insightful bio of probably the most important figure of the 20th century in terms of long term impact: Den Xiaoping. Very little about him is part of common knowledge outside China and this a great detailed account of his early life but with most detail devoted to the late Mao era and then his surprising take over of China and his profound strategic redirection of its whole future course. Incredibly well researched and a compelling narrative with lots of analytical insight as to why what he did was possible when he tried it. A lot of insights in the nature of the Communist Party of China and many for the future, though few in the current leadership in China seem to have his strategic wisdom and combination of caution and boldness....
review 2: This... more a great book giving insight, perspective into how China has transformed herself from Mao through Deng's role to the current transformation. Although the book has lot of details around communique but without public information, this is the only the book could have been written. The books really shows the characters of Chinese leaders, how they made decisions, how leaders were made and demoted, how roles changed, and importantly Deng's line of thinking to have a socioeconomic model to take china to the next era. less

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