China's Leaders

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From Mao to Now

By David Shambaugh

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Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China over 70 years ago, five paramount leaders have shaped the nation's destiny and the Chinese Communist Party: Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping. David Shambaugh offers a definitive study of China’s dramatic transformation from an undeveloped, insular country to a global superpower through the lens of its rulers. By exploring each leader’s persona, background, psychology, and rule, Shambaugh reveals how their differing styles — from Mao's populist tyranny to Xi's modern emperorship — have influenced China at home and abroad. This illuminating account is essential for understanding China’s modern history and its rise to global prominence. Also available as an audiobook.
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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 leadership, 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.

Also available as an audiobook.

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“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

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781509546510

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 July 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 748g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

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.

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