{"title":"Julian Gewirtz","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulian Gewirtz is a distinguished author known for his insightful works that delve deeply into the realms of history and education policies. With an exceptional ability to entwine complex themes with accessible narratives, Gewirtz guides readers through intricate subjects with clarity and precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis latest works, including \u003cem\u003eNever Turn Back\u003c\/em\u003e, dissect the transformative processes in global history and the pivotal moments that have shaped modern education and governance. As both an academic and a writer, Gewirtz brings an unparalleled depth of knowledge and a fresh perspective to the topics he explores, often challenging conventional thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the category of Education \u0026amp; Reference, Gewirtz’s books are an invaluable resource for those seeking to gain a deeper understanding of educational policies and historical events. His work is particularly compelling for educators, students, and anyone with a keen interest in history and education reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Julian Gewirtz’s collection to embark on an intellectual journey that is as enlightening as it is engaging, offering readers the opportunity to gain new insights into the forces that have shaped, and continue to shape, our world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"never-turn-back-by-julian-gewirtz-9780674297241","title":"Never Turn Back","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Excellent…A fascinating, authoritative account of the paths for China's future explored during a decade long buried by official, state-sponsored history.\" - Julia Lovell, \u003cem\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A vivid and readable account…Exceptionally well-researched.\" - Andrew Nathan, \u003cem\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The definitive book on China in the 1980s in terms of the depth of research and originality of the argument.\" - Minxin Pei, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sentinel State\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A gift to our understanding of today's China.\" - Evan Osnos, author of \u003cem\u003eAge of Ambition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a hike in Guangdong Province in January 1984, Deng Xiaoping was warned that his path was a steep and treacherous one. \"Never turn back,\" the Chinese leader replied. That became a mantra as the government forged ahead with reforms in the face of heated contestation over the nation's future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecovering the debates of China in the 1980s, Julian Gewirtz traces the Communist Party's diverse attitudes toward markets, state control, and sweeping technological change, as well as freewheeling public argument over political liberalization. Deng Xiaoping's administration considered bold proposals from within the party and without, but after Tiananmen, Beijing systematically erased these discussions of alternative directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing newly available Chinese sources, Gewirtz details how the leadership purged the key reformist politician Zhao Ziyang, quashed the student movement, recast the transformations of the 1980s as the inevitable products of consensus, and indoctrinated China and the international community in the new official narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNever Turn Back\u003c\/em\u003e offers a revelatory look at how different China's rise might have been and at the foundations of strongman rule under Xi Jinping, who has intensified the policing of history to bolster his own authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362933031148,"sku":"9780674297241","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1474293482428.jpg?v=1772903913"},{"product_id":"never-turn-back-by-julian-gewirtz-9780674241848","title":"Never Turn Back","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe history the Chinese Communist Party has tried to erase: the dramatic political debates of the 1980s that could have put China on a path to greater openness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a hike in Guangdong Province in January 1984, Deng Xiaoping was warned that his path was a steep and treacherous one. \"Never turn back,\" the Chinese leader replied. That became a mantra as the government forged ahead with reforms in the face of heated contestation over the nation's future. For a time, everything was on the table, including democratisation and China's version of socialism. But deliberation came to a sudden halt in spring 1989, with protests and purges, massacre, and repression. Since then, Beijing has worked intensively to suppress the memory of this era of openness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJulian Gewirtz recovers the debates of the 1980s, tracing the Communist Party's diverse attitudes toward markets, state control, and sweeping technological change, as well as freewheeling public argument over political liberalisation. The administration considered bold proposals from within the party and without, including separation between the party and the state, empowering the private sector, and establishing an independent judiciary. After Tiananmen, however, Beijing systematically erased these discussions of alternative directions. 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