Burying Mao
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Burying Mao

Chinese Politics in the Age of Deng Xiaoping - Updated Edition

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Burying Mao

Chinese Politics in the Age of Deng Xiaoping - Updated Edition

About this book

For almost two decades after Mao Zedong's death, an epic, no-holds-barred contest was waged in China between orthodox Marxists and reformers. With Deng Xiaoping's strong support, the reformers ultimately won; but they--and China--paid a heavy price. Here, Richard Baum provides a lively, comprehensive guide to the intricate theater of post-Mao Chinese politics. He tells the intriguing story of an escalating intergenerational clash of ideas and values between the aging revolutionaries of the Maoist era and their younger, more pragmatic successors. Baum deftly analyzes the anatomy of the reformers' ultimate victory in his brilliant reconstruction of the twists and turns of the reform process.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. CONTENTS
  5. LIST OF TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. PREFACE
  7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  8. A NOTE ON SOURCES AND METHODS
  9. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE TEXT
  10. INTRODUCTION The Age of Deng Xiaoping
  11. PART I: THE ROOTS OF REFORM, 1976-1980
  12. PART II: THE ROAD TO TIANANMEN, 1981-1989
  13. PART III: THE BEIJING SPRING, 1989
  14. PART IV: THE OLD ORDER CHANGES, 1990-1995
  15. EPILOGUE: Burying Deng
  16. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES
  17. NOTES
  18. REFERENCES
  19. INDEX