Ezra F. Vogel - Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China - New P - S9000z

Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is Ezra F. Vogel The Title is Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 928. Category - Biography & Autobiography Product Description - Winner, 2012 Lionel Gelber Prize, from the Lionel Gelber Foundation, in partnership with Foreign Policy magazine and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of TorontoFinalist, 2011 National Book Critics Circle Awards, Biography Honorable Mention, 2012 Bernard Schwartz Book Award of the Asia SocietyHonorable Mention, 2011 Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, European & World HistoryAn Economist Best Book of 2011 A Financial Times Best Book of 2011A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year, 2011 A Washington Post Best Book of 2011 A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, 2011A Bloomberg News Favorite Book of 2014 An Esquire China Book of the Year, 2012 A Gates Notes Top Read of 2012Perhaps no one in the twentieth century had a greater long-term impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping. And no scholar of contemporary East Asian history and culture is better qualified than Ezra Vogel to disentangle the many contradictions embodied in the life and legacy of China's boldest strategist. Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton," Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late twentieth century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the economic and social policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization and technology, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions of his countrymen out of poverty. Yet at the same time he answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in June 1989 at Tiananmen Square. Deng's youthful commitment to the Communist Party was cemented in Paris in the early 1920s, among a group of Chinese student-workers that also included Zhou Enlai. Deng returned home in 1927 to join the Chinese Revolution on the ground floor. In the fifty years of his tumultuous rise to power, he endured accusations, purges, and even exile before becoming China's preeminent leader from 1978 to 1989 and again in 1992. When he reached the top, Deng saw an opportunity to creatively destroy much of the economic system he had helped build for five decades as a loyal follower of Mao-and he did not hesitate. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details  are provided automatically  from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions.  The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling.   Gift IdeasThis is a  great Christmas gift idea.   Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses,  some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167340195

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Book Title: Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China

Number of Pages: 928 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Item Height: 1.6 in

Topic: Public Policy / General, Presidents & Heads of State, Asia / China, Political, World / Asian

Publication Year: 2013

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Genre: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

Item Weight: 41.7 Oz

Item Length: 9.2 in

Author: Ezra F. Vogel

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Format: Trade Paperback