Title: The man who changed China : the life and legacy of Jiang Zemin /
Authors: Kuhn, Robert Lawrence
Publisher: Crown Publishers,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Jiang, Zemin,; Heads of state China Biography.; China Politics and government; China Politics and government
Abstract: 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.
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.