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The man who changed China : the life and legacy of Jiang Zemin / Robert Lawrence Kuhn.

By: Publication details: New York : Crown Publishers, c2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 709 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1400054745
  • 9781400054749
Other title:
  • Life and legacy of Jiang Zemin
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Man who changed China.; Online version:: Man who changed China.DDC classification:
  • 951.05/9/092 22
  • B 22
LOC classification:
  • DS779.29.J53 K85 2004
Contents:
Introduction The Life of Jiang Zemin -- PART ONE GROUNDING 1926-1989 -- "My Background Is My Family" 1926-1943 -- "I Am a Patriot" 1943-1947 -- "I Am an Engineer" 1947-1955 -- "I Love Talent" 1955-1962 -- "A Period of Unprecedented Destruction" 1962-1976 -- "It Was My Habit to Learn on the Job" 1976-1985 -- "Talk Less and Do More" 1985-1986 -- "How Could I Not Know" 1986-1989 -- PART TWO LEADERSHIP 1989-1996 -- "Get Prepared for a Protracted Struggle" January-May 1989 -- "I Feel the Heavy Burden on My Shoulders" May-June 1989 -- "Men Are Not Saints" July-December 1989 -- "Stability Overrides Everything" 1990-1991 -- "Bold Explorations" and "Accelerated Reform" 1992 -- "We Will Show the World That We Are Trustworthy" 1993 -- "The Outside World Has a Terrible Misunderstanding of China 1994 -- "Spiritual Civilization" 1995 -- "Talk More About Politics" 1996
PART THREE EMERGENCE 1997-1999 -- "How Can We Improve Their Lives?" January-September 1997 -- "My Ears Still Work Very Well" October-December1997 -- "Reform in China Has Now Entered the Assault Stage" -- January-June 1998 -- "I, as a Witness of History ..." July-December1998 -- "All Sorts of Feelings Well Up in Me" 1999 -- PART FOUR VISION 2000-2003 -- "We Recognize and Respect the Unique Sensitivities and Sensibilities of Scientists" January-June 2000 -- "Chinese Spy or Not?" July-December 2000 -- "My Life Was Closely Associated with Almost Three-Quarters of the Last Century" January-July 2001 -- "The Knowledge in Our World Is Rich and Vast, and the Mysteries of the Universe Are Infinite" August-December 2001 -- "Study 'Three Represents'; Practice 'Three Represents'" -- January-June 2002 -- "A Gentleman Gets Along with Others But Does Not Necessarily Agree with Them" July-October 2002 -- "I Hope That Comrades Will Be United as One" -- November-December 2002 -- "We Chinese Are All Very Happy About It" 2003 -- Conclusion The Legacy of Jiang Zemin -- Chronology: Jiang's Zemin's Life -- Abbreviations and Names -- Cast of Characters -- Sources and Endnotes -- Acknowledgments -- Personal Perspective
Summary: Jiang Zemin's life and leadership sweep through almost eighty tumultuous years of Chinese history: Japanese occupation, Civil War, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen Square, and, more recently, dramatic economic growth, tensions with Taiwan, and opportunities and confrontations with America. With unshakable if paternalistic vision, a lifelong love of Chinese civilization, and backroom political skills that no one had anticipated, Jiang Zemin became an unexpected agent of change, effecting the transition from a traumatized society to a confident, prosperous country rapidly ascending in the new world order.
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Books Books The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks DS779.29.J53 K85 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available Includes index. TBC00007959
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Includes index.

Jiang Zemin's life and leadership sweep through almost eighty tumultuous years of Chinese history: Japanese occupation, Civil War, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen Square, and, more recently, dramatic economic growth, tensions with Taiwan, and opportunities and confrontations with America. With unshakable if paternalistic vision, a lifelong love of Chinese civilization, and backroom political skills that no one had anticipated, Jiang Zemin became an unexpected agent of change, effecting the transition from a traumatized society to a confident, prosperous country rapidly ascending in the new world order.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction The Life of Jiang Zemin -- PART ONE GROUNDING 1926-1989 -- "My Background Is My Family" 1926-1943 -- "I Am a Patriot" 1943-1947 -- "I Am an Engineer" 1947-1955 -- "I Love Talent" 1955-1962 -- "A Period of Unprecedented Destruction" 1962-1976 -- "It Was My Habit to Learn on the Job" 1976-1985 -- "Talk Less and Do More" 1985-1986 -- "How Could I Not Know" 1986-1989 -- PART TWO LEADERSHIP 1989-1996 -- "Get Prepared for a Protracted Struggle" January-May 1989 -- "I Feel the Heavy Burden on My Shoulders" May-June 1989 -- "Men Are Not Saints" July-December 1989 -- "Stability Overrides Everything" 1990-1991 -- "Bold Explorations" and "Accelerated Reform" 1992 -- "We Will Show the World That We Are Trustworthy" 1993 -- "The Outside World Has a Terrible Misunderstanding of China 1994 -- "Spiritual Civilization" 1995 -- "Talk More About Politics" 1996

PART THREE EMERGENCE 1997-1999 -- "How Can We Improve Their Lives?" January-September 1997 -- "My Ears Still Work Very Well" October-December1997 -- "Reform in China Has Now Entered the Assault Stage" -- January-June 1998 -- "I, as a Witness of History ..." July-December1998 -- "All Sorts of Feelings Well Up in Me" 1999 -- PART FOUR VISION 2000-2003 -- "We Recognize and Respect the Unique Sensitivities and Sensibilities of Scientists" January-June 2000 -- "Chinese Spy or Not?" July-December 2000 -- "My Life Was Closely Associated with Almost Three-Quarters of the Last Century" January-July 2001 -- "The Knowledge in Our World Is Rich and Vast, and the Mysteries of the Universe Are Infinite" August-December 2001 -- "Study 'Three Represents'; Practice 'Three Represents'" -- January-June 2002 -- "A Gentleman Gets Along with Others But Does Not Necessarily Agree with Them" July-October 2002 -- "I Hope That Comrades Will Be United as One" -- November-December 2002 -- "We Chinese Are All Very Happy About It" 2003 -- Conclusion The Legacy of Jiang Zemin -- Chronology: Jiang's Zemin's Life -- Abbreviations and Names -- Cast of Characters -- Sources and Endnotes -- Acknowledgments -- Personal Perspective

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