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The man who changed China : the life and legacy of Jiang Zemin / Robert Lawrence Kuhn.
Van Pelt Library DS779.29.J53 K85 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kuhn, Robert Lawrence.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jiang, Zemin, 1926-2022.
- Jiang, Zemin.
- Heads of state--China--Biography.
- Heads of state.
- China.
- China--Politics and government--1976-.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 709 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Life and legacy of Jiang Zemin
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Crown Publishers, [2004]
- Summary:
- Kuhn's extraordinary access to Jiang's family and inner circle informs this groundbreaking book. A rich, intimate account of Jiang's entire life and career, and a revealing exploration of how he thinks and works, The Man Who Changed China offers a fascinating inside view of Chinese history, society, economics, politics, and international relations. Jiang's story is the story of modern China itself--70 tumultuous years of deprivation, revolution, social disruptions, and economic resurgence. By charting Jiang's unlikely rise to power and his often understimated influence on Chinese and world politics, Kuhn illuminates the key changes he wrought and shows why his vision and personality will continue to shape China and its role in the world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-684) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1400054745
- OCLC:
- 55624581
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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