Deng

A Political Biography
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-1-56324-722-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

A comprehensive exposition of the life of Deng Xiaoping, the pre-eminent leader of late 20th-century China, from his birth in 1904 to the present. Written by an insider, this study is notable for the detail it provides on elite-level Chinese Communist Party politics and Deng's changing relations with his party colleagues in the jockying for power that constitutes a significant aspect of CCP politics. This biography combines intimate details, and the sweep of history that encompasses the struggles of 20th-century China. This text provides both political and personal information that may be of interest to students of Chinese history, as well as providing an insight into the man who has influenced the social, political, and economic development of China.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yang, Benjamin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, Benjamin Yang; Preface, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 1 Prologue: Why Deng?, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 2 Like Father, Like Son, 1904–1918, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 3 Bound for Abroad, 1918–1920, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 4 French Capitalists Make Chinese Communists, 1921–1925, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 5 Russia and Beyond, 1926–1929, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 6 The Unfortunate Royal Commissioner, 1929–1931, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 7 Bad Luck Turns into Good Fortune, 1932–1936, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 8 Battlefield as “Safe Haven,” 1937–1945, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 9 Battlefield as “Gold Mine,” 1945–1949, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 10 The Lord of the Southwest, 1949–1952, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 11 The Shoulders of Victims Form Rungs on the Ladder of Official Success, 1952–1956, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 12 Exuberance after Consecutive Promotions, 1956–1959, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 13 Fatigue after Leaping Forward, 1960–1965, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 14 Bornbardment from Within the General Headquarters, 1965–1972, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 15 The Capitalist Roader Back on the Road, 1973–1975, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 16 The Year of the Dragon, 1976, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 17 Back to Supreme Power, 1976–1980, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 18 The Pinnacle of Name and Fame, 1981–1984, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 19 Unsuccessful Successors, 1985–1988, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 20 Bloodshed at the Gate of Heavenly Peace, 1989, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 21 The Influential Retiree, 1990–1993, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 22 Supreme Maturity, 1994–1996, Benjamin Yang; Chapter 23 Epilogue: Communist China with or without him, Benjamin Yang;

Über Autor(innen)

Benjamin Yang came in 1981 from Beijing University to Harvard, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1986. Since then he has until recently worked with Harvard’s John King Fairbank Center for East Asian Research and distinguished himself as a serious scholar and author of several influential academic writings. Yang is currently professor of international politics at the Chinese People’s University in Beijing.