Burying Mao
Subtitle: Chinese politics in the age of Deng Xiaoping
By: Richard Baum.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 489
Subjects: Deng, Xiaoping, 1904-; China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002.
Description: For almost two decades after Mao Zedong's death, a 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 guide to the intricate theater of post-Mao Chinese politics. He tells the story of an escalating intergenerational clash of ideas and values between the aging revolutionaries of the Maoist era and their younger, more pragmatic successors. --From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [455]-471) and index.