Sunday, April 16, 2017

Richard Evans: Deng Xiaoping: And the Making of Modern China


Credited as the architect that brought the Chinese economy into the global market, Deng Xiaoping is considered one of China’s greatest leaders. From his peasant upbringing, to his political rise in Bejing, this complete biography gives a rare look inside the private life of the celebrated politician.

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Last of the great revolutionaries and influential leader of the 20th century, Deng Xiaoping is certainly the most powerful man in the world's most populated country. Evans, former British Ambassador to China, chronicles Deng's life in the context of 20th-century China's turmoil.


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