| Description |
xxiv, 876 p., [22] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: In search of Deng -- Introduction: The man and his mission -- Deng's background. From revolutionary to builder to reformer, 1904-1969 -- Deng's tortuous road to the top, 1969-1977. Banishment and return, 1969-1974 ; Bringing order under Mao, 1974-1975 ; Looking forward under Mao, 1975 ; Sidelined as the Mao era ends, 1976 ; Return under Hua, 1977-1978 -- Creating the Deng era, 1978-1980. Three turning points, 1978 ; Setting the limits of freedom, 1978-1979 ; The Soviet-Vietnamese threat, 1978-1979 ; Opening to Japan, 1978 ; Opening to the United States, 1978-1979 ; Launching the Deng administration, 1979-1980 -- The Deng era, 1978-1989. Deng's art of governing ; Experiments in Guangdong and Fujian, 1979-1984 ; Economic readjustment and rural reform, 1978-1982 ; Accelerating economic growth and opening, 1982-1989 ; One country, two systems: Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Tibet ; The military: preparing for modernization ; The ebb and flow of politics -- Challenges to the Deng era, 1989-1992. Beijing spring, April 15-May 17, 1989 ; The Tiananmen tragedy, May 17-June 4, 1989 ; Standing firm, 1989-1992 ; Deng's finale: the southern journey, 1992 -- Deng's place in history. China transformed -- Key people in the Deng era -- Chinese Communist Party Congresses and Plenums, 1956-1992. |
| Subject |
Deng, Xiaoping, 1904-1997.
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Heads of state -- China -- Biography.
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China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002.
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| ISBN |
9780674055445 |
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0674055446 |
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