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. Jiang?s story is an epic of war, deprivation, revolution, political turmoil, social convulsion, economic reform, national transformation, and international resurgence. To Robert Lawrence Kuhn, a longtime China observer, understanding the legacy of Jiang Zemin is essential for understanding the challenges of contemporary China. By examining Jiang?s life, we observe the clash between China?s traditional culture and chaotic history, and we appreciate how its changes impact the entire world.
Bound, hardcover with original dustjacket (protected with removable cellophane), 709pp., 16.5x24cm., ills. in b/w., in very good condition. As new. Rare! ISBN: 9781400054749.
5x24cm
709 pp.
Crown 2004 New York
