Following the Leader : Ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping

310 Pages·2014·7.37 MB·English

by  Lampton, David M.

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The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support
of the Philip E. Lilienthal Asian Studies Endowment Fund of
the University of California Press Foundation, which was
established by a major gift from Sally Lilienthal.
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Following the Leader
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Following the Leader
Ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping
to Xi Jinping
David M. Lampton
university of california press
Berkeley • Los Angeles • London
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lampton, David M.
Following the leader : ruling China, from Deng
Xiaoping to Xi Jinping / David M. Lampton.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-0-520-28121-9 (cloth : alk. paper) —
isbn 978-0-520-95739-8 (e-book)
1. China—Politics and government—1976–2002.
2. China—Politics and government—21st century.
3. Political leadership—China. 4. Political culture—
China. I. Title.
JQ1516.L36 2013
320.951—dc23
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To Noah Joseph and Sadie Mae Lampton,
who will live with and shape this century’s
relations with China
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Contents
List of Illustrations and Tables ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. Evolution in the Revolution 13
part one. china, a wide-angle view
2. Governance and Leadership 47
3. Policy Making 78
4. The World 108
part two. china, an up-close view
5. Nightmares 139
6. Soldiers and Civilians 165
7. Negotiation Chinese Style 192
Conclusion: Driving beyond the Headlights 219
Appendix: The Interviews and Interviewing in China 233
Notes 247
Index 281
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