China After Deng Xiaoping by Willy Wo-Lap Lam 1996, Hardcover: items on eBay.com

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China After Deng Xiaoping "…An excellent new study of post-Tiananmen China." "He [the author] is extremely skillful at using both official and unofficial sources to show that..... despite the bland assurances of ‘stability and unity,’ politics in China is a serious business of finding compromises between different interest groups, competing ideologies and alternative visions of the future." "What emerges is a far more nuanced account of factional struggle in the Communist party than the caricature we normally encounter, of a struggle between good and evil, or ‘reformers vs conservatives.’" Asian Wall Street Journal "Lam is among the best Hong Kong-based China watchers. He is a knowledgeable, close-up observer and a provocative writer. He presents sharp analyses of events and makes bold judgements." Far Eastern Economic Review "One of the most valuable [works on post-Deng China] is this latest study by one of Hong Kong’s most informed political journalists. This is a consummate China watcher’s book....... for anyone who seriously wants to understand what is happening in Chinese politics, it is indispensable." Asiaweek, the Asian Newsweekly "A renowned China specialist, Lam’s views are valued by the international media. The author’s insightful analysis is based on interviews with senior Communist-Chinese officials and the study of internal party documents. His book includes discussions of Chinese politics, economic reform, the future role of the People’s Liberation Army, and Deng Xiaoping’s legacy." United Daily News, Taipei

This book gives bold and thought-provoking answers to the question "What will happen after Deng Xiaoping's death?" by analysing major political and economic trends in China since the June 4, 1989 crackdown. The intriguing career of patriarch Deng after the Tiananmen Square massacre - and his place in history - is assessed with the help of previously unpublished internal documents and hundreds of interviews with key players. The lively story-telling and incisive judgements are buttressed by generous quotations from the speeches and writings of the politicians who will shape China's future.

Industry Reviews
"Most of China After Deng Xiaoping is about the past, not the future. It is strong on facts, outlines of past policy and thumbnail sketches of lesser-known officials...His book's merit lies in its clarity and detail, and it is a welcome addition to the growing literature on post-Tiananmen China."
Times Literary Supplement - Colina MacDougall (06/16/1995)

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