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Following the Leader: Ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping
What happens when the world’s most populous nation is steered not by ideology, but by the personal power of its leaders? In Following the Leader, David Lampton unveils the behind-the-scenes battles, shifting loyalties, and calculated maneuvers that shaped China’s rise from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping. But as the stakes grow higher and the grip tighter, one question remains—how long can a nation thrive when its fate hinges on the ambitions of a few?
- Originally published: February 3, 2014
- Publisher: University of California Press, 2019
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780520303478
- Access: Members