The Future Of China: After Mao
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the trembling aftermath of Mao Zedong's death, a nation of nearly one billion people stood at a crossroads — and The Future of China: After Mao by Ross Terrill presents a gripping, authoritative examination of what lay ahead for the world's most populous country. Terrill, a renowned Harvard political scientist and seasoned China-watcher, chronicles the seismic political, social, and ideological shifts that followed the end of the Maoist era, dissecting the power struggles within the Communist Party, the cautious emergence of pragmatic leadership, and the tantalizing question of whether China would open itself to the world or retreat further into ideological isolation. Terrill writes with the precision of a scholar and the narrative flair of a journalist, having visited China multiple times and interviewed key figures within its political landscape. His analysis uncovers the deep tensions between revolutionary orthodoxy and modernising ambition, arguing that the choices made in Beijing's corridors of power would reverberate far beyond China's borders and reshape the global order. A work of remarkable foresight written at a pivotal historical moment, it leaves the reader wondering: could a civilization so defined by its past truly reinvent itself for the future?
Author: Ross Terrill
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Rigby
Genre: Asian history
Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the trembling aftermath of Mao Zedong's death, a nation of nearly one billion people stood at a crossroads — and The Future of China: After Mao by Ross Terrill presents a gripping, authoritative examination of what lay ahead for the world's most populous country. Terrill, a renowned Harvard political scientist and seasoned China-watcher, chronicles the seismic political, social, and ideological shifts that followed the end of the Maoist era, dissecting the power struggles within the Communist Party, the cautious emergence of pragmatic leadership, and the tantalizing question of whether China would open itself to the world or retreat further into ideological isolation. Terrill writes with the precision of a scholar and the narrative flair of a journalist, having visited China multiple times and interviewed key figures within its political landscape. His analysis uncovers the deep tensions between revolutionary orthodoxy and modernising ambition, arguing that the choices made in Beijing's corridors of power would reverberate far beyond China's borders and reshape the global order. A work of remarkable foresight written at a pivotal historical moment, it leaves the reader wondering: could a civilization so defined by its past truly reinvent itself for the future?