Xi Jinping : political career, governance, and leadership, 1953-2018 / Alfred L. Chan.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]Copyright date: Ã2022Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 710 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197615256 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Xi, Jinping | Presidents -- China -- Biography | Heads of state -- China -- Biography | China -- Politics and government -- 2002- | China -- Politics and government -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197615225DDC classification: 951.0612092 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This is a comprehensive exploration of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's life and political career. Synthesizing a large corpus of cutting-edge research, Chan provides a contextualized and balanced analysis of the leader and demonstrates how his life sheds light on the vicissitudes of the history of the People's Republic. The result is an original contribution to scholarship which is essential reading for anyone interested in the turbulent rise of China and its implications for the world.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a comprehensive exploration of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's life and political career. Synthesizing a large corpus of cutting-edge research, Chan provides a contextualized and balanced analysis of the leader and demonstrates how his life sheds light on the vicissitudes of the history of the People's Republic. The result is an original contribution to scholarship which is essential reading for anyone interested in the turbulent rise of China and its implications for the world.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 9, 2022).