| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 709 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-684) and index. |
| Summary |
Jiang Zemin's life and leadership sweep through almost eighty tumultuous years of Chinese history: Japanese occupation, Civil War, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen Square, and, more recently, dramatic economic growth, tensions with Taiwan, and opportunities and confrontations with America. With unshakable if paternalistic vision, a lifelong love of Chinese civilization, and backroom political skills that no one had anticipated, Jiang Zemin became an unexpected agent of change, effecting the transition from a traumatized society to a confident, prosperous country rapidly ascending in the new world order. |
| Subject |
Jiang, Zemin, 1926-2022
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Heads of state -- China -- Biography.
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China -- Politics and government -- 1976-
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| Added Title |
Life and legacy of Jiang Zemin |
| ISBN |
1400054745 |
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