Author: Baum, Richard
Title: Burying Mao. Chinese Politics in the Age of Deng Xiaoping.
Description: Princeton Princeton University Press 1994 Softcover, 508pp., 15.5x23.5cm., ills. in b/w., in very good condition. ISBN 9780691036373. For almost two decades after Mao Zedong's death, an epic, no-holds-barred contest was waged in China between orthodox Marxists and reformers. With Deng Xiaoping's strong support, the reformers ultimately won; but they--and China--paid a heavy price. Here, Richard Baum provides a lively, comprehensive guide to the intricate theater of post-Mao Chinese politics. He tells the intriguing story of an escalating intergenerational clash of ideas and values between the aging revolutionaries of the Maoist era and their younger, more pragmatic successors. Baum deftly analyzes the anatomy of the reformers' ultimate victory in his brilliant reconstruction of the twists and turns of the reform process.

Keywords: China china chinese politics politieke mao deng xiaoping communisme geschiedenis histoire geschichte history