Political Leaders of Modern China
Subtitle: A Biographical Dictionary
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: September 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780313302169
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who); Political leaders & leadership; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Biography & Autobiography; History - General History; Biography/Autobiography; Ethnic Studies - General; General; Reference; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Political; 19th century; 20th century; Biography; China; Dictionaries; Politicians; Politics and government
Description: "This book provides the most up-to-date coverage of modern Chinese political leadership during the Imperial, Republican, and Communist periods. Political leaders throughout each period had a common desire for reform within the country while maintaining China's political and cultural legacy. Leung invokes the uniqueness of those leaders in their struggle for personal gain and national improvement as they fought to preserve traditional values.

Written by 30 international scholars and experts in the field using both Western and Chinese sources, this is the most authoritative dictionary on the subject."--BOOK JACKET.