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A History Today Book of the Year 2024On a freezing January afternoon in 1992, Deng Xiaoping, Chinaâs former paramount leader and now a revered elder statesman, set off on a month long trip around Chinaâs south in defence of the reforms he had set in motion to open up Chinaâs economy and transform the country into the political and economic powerhouse we know today.
In this book Jonathan Chatwin pursues the story of Dengâs legendary "Southern Tour" and examines its legacies in the country today. Chatwin recounts the crucial debates and disagreements that characterised Chinese politics in the aftermath of the brutal crackdown of the Tiananmen protests of 1989, and the decisive influence of Dengâs journey in establishing an economic blueprint for the 1990s and beyond. He explores a nation which has been transformed by large-scale urbanisation - exemplified by the mega-cities of southern China that Deng visited and endorsed - but whose leadership is now conflicted by the pursuit of wealth that Deng legitimized. Drawing on historical and contemporary eyewitness accounts, and the authorâs own 3000 mile journey in Dengâs footsteps, The Southern Tour brings to life the story of Chinaâs transformation into a 21st-century superpower.
The Southern Tour - Jonathan Chatwin - 9781350435711 - Bloomsbury Publishing
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A History Today Book of the Year 2024
On a freezing January afternoon in 1992, Deng Xiaoping, Chinaâs former paramount leader and now a revered elder statesman, set off on a month long trip around Chinaâs south in defence of the reforms he had set in motion to open up Chinaâs economy and transform the country into the political and economic powerhouse we know today.
In this book Jonathan Chatwin pursues the story of Dengâs legendary "Southern Tour" and examines its legacies in the country today. Chatwin recounts the crucial debates and disagreements that characterised Chinese politics in the aftermath of the brutal crackdown of the Tiananmen protests of 1989, and the decisive influence of Dengâs journey in establishing an economic blueprint for the 1990s and beyond. He explores a nation which has been transformed by large-scale urbanisation - exemplified by the mega-cities of southern China that Deng visited and endorsed - but whose leadership is now conflicted by the pursuit of wealth that Deng legitimized. Drawing on historical and contemporary eyewitness accounts, and the authorâs own 3000 mile journey in Dengâs footsteps, The Southern Tour brings to life the story of Chinaâs transformation into a 21st-century superpower.
On a freezing January afternoon in 1992, Deng Xiaoping, Chinaâs former paramount leader and now a revered elder statesman, set off on a month long trip around Chinaâs south in defence of the reforms he had set in motion to open up Chinaâs economy and transform the country into the political and economic powerhouse we know today.
In this book Jonathan Chatwin pursues the story of Dengâs legendary "Southern Tour" and examines its legacies in the country today. Chatwin recounts the crucial debates and disagreements that characterised Chinese politics in the aftermath of the brutal crackdown of the Tiananmen protests of 1989, and the decisive influence of Dengâs journey in establishing an economic blueprint for the 1990s and beyond. He explores a nation which has been transformed by large-scale urbanisation - exemplified by the mega-cities of southern China that Deng visited and endorsed - but whose leadership is now conflicted by the pursuit of wealth that Deng legitimized. Drawing on historical and contemporary eyewitness accounts, and the authorâs own 3000 mile journey in Dengâs footsteps, The Southern Tour brings to life the story of Chinaâs transformation into a 21st-century superpower.
The Southern Tour - Jonathan Chatwin - 9781350435711 - Bloomsbury Publishing
RM105.55RM131.94
