China's Leaders (eBook)

From Mao to Now

David Shambaugh (Autor)

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2021 | 1. Auflage
393 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-5095-4652-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China over 70 years ago, five paramount leaders have shaped the fates and fortunes of the nation and the ruling Chinese Communist Party: Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping. Under their leaderships, China has undergone an extraordinary transformation from an undeveloped and insular country to a comprehensive world power.

In this definitive study, renowned Sinologist David Shambaugh offers a refreshing account of China's dramatic post-revolutionary history through the prism of those who ruled it. Exploring the persona, formative socialization, psychology, and professional experiences of each leader, Shambaugh shows how their differing leadership styles and tactics of rule shaped China domestically and internationally: Mao was a populist tyrant, Deng a pragmatic Leninist, Jiang a bureaucratic politician, Hu a technocratic apparatchik, and Xi a modern emperor. Covering the full scope of these leaders' personalities and power, this is an illuminating guide to China's modern history and understanding how China has become the superpower of today.

Autor

David Shambaugh is an internationally recognized authority and award-winning author on contemporary China and the international relations of Asia. He is the Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs, and Director of the China Policy Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He was previously Reader in Chinese Politics at the University of London's School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), where he also served as Editor of The China Quarterly. Professor Shambaugh is also a frequent commentator in the international media, serves on a number of editorial boards, has been a consultant to the US government, research institutions, foundations, and private corporations, and has taught undergraduate and graduate students for more than three decades.

Inhalt

List of Boxes, Tables and Figures

Preface and Acknowledgements

1. On China's Leaders and Leadership

2. Mao Zedong: Populist Tyrant

3. Deng Xiaoping: Pragmatic Leninist

4. Jiang Zemin: Bureaucratic Politician

5. Hu Jintao: Technocratic Apparatchik

6. Xi Jinping: Modern Emperor

7. Conclusion: China's Leaders in Perspective

Notes

Rezensionen

"Fresh, fun, and insightful. Shambaugh has written a must-read book for understanding contemporary China."
Elizabeth C. Economy, Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution

"An engrossing mosaic of profiles that brings to life the very different men who have led China over the past decades."
Orville Schell, Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society

"A significant and important book from one of modern China's leading analysts."
Kerry Brown, Director of the Lau China Institute, King's College London

"Shambaugh's comparative leadership lens leads to some intriguing insights."
The China Quarterly

"A highly readable and well-documented book by the doyen of China scholars."
Global Asia

"A highly regarded and experienced specialist in the study of Chinese elite politics, Shambaugh is in his element delineating the overlaps and divergences in the leadership styles of Mao and four of his successors."
Jeffrey Wassertrom, Chancellor's Professor of History, University of California-Irvine

"In this fresh look at the interplay of cultural, psychological, and systemic factors shaping top Chinese leaders, Shambaugh explores how the idiosyncrasies of PRC rulers have intersected with broader changes in state behavior. Displaying extraordinary precision and perception, this book will long serve as a classic in leadership studies."
Cheng Li, Director, John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution, and author of Chinese Politics in the Xi Era

"David Shambaugh is widely regarded as one of the world's most astute analysts of Chinese politics, and his lucid study pays particular attention to the personalities of the five top leaders who have shaped China since the communist revolution of 1949."
Rana Mitter, The Guardian

"David Shambaugh is now the doyen of China scholars. With his latest book, China's Leaders: From Mao to Now, he brings his scholarship to the reach of lay audiences . . . a highly readable and well-documented book spanning modern China."
Nayan Chanda, Global Asia

"An authoritative and highly informative introduction to the major political leaders of contemporary China."
Michael Dillon, Professor of History and Affiliate of the Lau China Centre, King's College, London

"A superb overview of the Chinese Communist Party's seven-decade rule through profiles of five main leaders."
Bookish Asia

"The book offers delightful insights that can be attributed to Shambaugh's kaleidoscopic knowledge and his years of work as an academic in Chinese politics. Shambaugh has given students a lucid, meticulous, and very well-structured volume canvassing China's prominent leaders."
Modern Diplomacy

"a very good book indeed"
SupChina

"The book has a clear structure, and by emphasizing the comparison of the five leaders it is immediately clear what the book is about. Shambaugh's writing is clear and accessible, and also offers readers without much specialist knowledge on the subject a good overview of China's modern history."
China2025

"A colourful and accessible introduction to China's five main leaders to date."
The Telegraph

"fascinating"
Asian Affairs

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.6.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Asian Politics • China • China /Politische Theorie, Geschichtsschreibung • Geschichte • Geschichte der Politik u. Diplomatie • History • Internationale Beziehungen • International Relations • Political & Diplomatic History • Political Science • Politik • Politik / Asien • Politikwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-5095-4652-9 / 1509546529
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4652-7 / 9781509546527